What are the side effects of Ginkgo biloba?

Ginkgo leaf tablets are processed and refined from ginkgo leaf extracts. They can mainly treat stroke, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, as well as treat some physical diseases in middle-aged and elderly people. Although ginkgo leaf tablets can treat physical diseases, long-term use also has certain side effects on the body. Taking ginkgo leaf tablets on people with different physical conditions may cause allergies, etc.

Side Effects of Ginkgo Biloba

Avoid taking it with anticoagulants as they will counteract each other's effects.

Pregnant women

Pregnant women are prohibited from using any medicine that uses this substance as an inducer.

Not suitable for people with heart failure

heart disease

Use with caution in patients with angina pectoris

Gastrointestinal discomfort

People with stomach problems should not use this medicine, as it will make their condition worse.

Ginkgo leaf benefits

Applicable diseases

It is used for chest pain and heart pain caused by blood stasis blocking the collaterals, stroke, hemiplegia, tongue stiffness and slurred speech; stable angina pectoris and cerebral infarction caused by coronary heart disease.

Drug analysis

The ginkgo leaves in the prescription are sweet, bitter, astringent and neutral, and belong to the heart and lung meridians. Their effects are to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, dredge meridians and relieve pain, strengthen the lungs and relieve asthma, and remove turbidity and reduce fat.

Characteristics

This product is a film-coated tablet, which appears light yellow-brown to tan after removing the film coating; it tastes slightly bitter.