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What is Ginkgo Biloba?

Ginkgo biloba is a natural herb. Most uses of ginkgo have centered on improvement in regional (ie, CNS) or peripheral blood flow and oxygen delivery. Also known as Eun-haeng; Fossil Tree; Kew Tree; Silver Apricot.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 53 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Memory problems 41 11 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Brain fog 39 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Cognitive impairment 12 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 10 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 10 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 4
Mild
 1
None
 30

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ginkgo Biloba

Elevated blood pressure 1
Thin nails (ie bendable or easily tearable) 1
Gastrointestinal discomfort 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ginkgo Biloba. See all 24 dosages ►

  daily 30 mL daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 60 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 175 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 6,000 mg daily
  100 Number of Patients: 100 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ginkgo Biloba (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 27   Did not seem to work: 47%
Other 20   Other: 34%
Personal research 10   Personal research: 17%
Not indicated 5   Not indicated: 9%
Expense 5   Expense: 9%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 7%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 5%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 5%

See all 58 patients who’ve stopped taking Ginkgo Biloba

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ginkgo Biloba

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Ginkgo Biloba

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ginkgo Biloba

Always
 22 61%
Usually
 9 25%
Sometimes
 3 8%
Never
 2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ginkgo Biloba

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 5 14%
A little
 2 6%
Not at all
 29 81%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ginkgo Biloba

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 20 100%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.