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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 23 2
Slow my ALS progress 6 0
Other 3 0
Cold feet 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
2 100%

Dosages

  daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mg daily 250 mg daily 1000 mg daily 2000 mg daily 6000 mg daily
  12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ginkgo Biloba (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
7 64% Did not seem to work: 64%
Other
3 27% Other: 27%
Personal research
2 18% Personal research: 18%
Doctor's advice
1 9% Doctor's advice: 9%
Side effects too severe
1 9% Side effects too severe: 9%
Not indicated
1 9% Not indicated: 9%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped taking Ginkgo Biloba

Currently Taking Ginkgo Biloba

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
1
2
2
9

Stopped Taking Ginkgo Biloba

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
3
5
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 100%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.