What are the effects and side effects of Ginkgo biloba leaves?

What are ginkgo leaves? I believe many people don’t know much about it. Ginkgo leaves are the leaves of the Ginkgo biloba plant of the Ginkgoaceae family, also known as ginkgo leaves. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica for Food Therapy", ginkgo leaves can be used to treat symptoms such as palpitations, lung deficiency, cough and asthma. With the continuous deepening of modern pharmacological research, it is found that ginkgo not only contains flavonoids, but also terpene lactones, phenols and other compounds. So what are the effects and toxic side effects of ginkgo leaves? Let’s take a closer look at it below.

1. Reduce the cholesterol level in human blood and prevent arteriosclerosis. It has a significant effect on improving physical fatigue, rapid heartbeat, chest pain, dizziness, etc. in middle-aged and elderly people after light activities. 2. It lowers blood pressure by increasing vascular permeability and elasticity, and has a good antihypertensive effect.

3. It can eliminate the deposited components on the blood vessel wall, improve blood rheology, enhance the deformability of red blood cells, reduce blood viscosity, make blood flow smooth, and prevent and treat cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction. It also has a certain effect on Alzheimer's disease caused by arteriosclerosis.

4. Ginkgo leaf preparations combined with Western hypoglycemic drugs have a good effect in treating diabetes and can be used as an auxiliary medicine for diabetes.

5. It can significantly reduce symptoms such as abdominal pain and back pain during menstruation.

6. It is also effective in treating bronchial asthma.

7. Reduce lipid peroxidation level, reduce freckles, moisturize the skin and beautify the face.

8. Prevention of angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease: Ginkgo leaf extract has a significant effect on preventing angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease. It can improve cardiac blood flow, protect the function of ischemic myocardium, lower cholesterol and triglycerides, increase high-density lipoprotein, and improve certain indicators of blood rheology. It is of great significance for the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of patients with coronary heart disease, such as dizziness, chest tightness, palpitations, shortness of breath, and fatigue.

9. Prevention of hyperlipidemia: Ginkgo leaf extract has a preventive effect on hyperlipidemia, can significantly lower blood lipid levels, and reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease in middle-aged and elderly people.

10. Prevention of cerebrovascular diseases: Through the clinical application of ginkgo leaf extract preparations, it was found that it can improve cell blood circulation and activate cell metabolism, and therefore has significant therapeutic effects on diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, sequelae of brain injury, and cerebral thrombosis.

11. Anti-cancer effect: Ginkgo leaf extract can also inhibit the carcinogenic effects of substances such as nitrosamines.

The above is all about the effects and toxic side effects of ginkgo leaves. At the same time, ginkgo leaves can be used to make health tea, which has a pleasant and fragrant taste. Experiments have shown that long-term drinking has good health benefits. It not only lowers blood lipids, increases cerebral blood flow, and prevents cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but also increases the activity of SOD in the body, and has beauty and anti-aging effects.