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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
Treat Parkinson's 7 1
General health 4 1
Memory problems 3 1
Tinnitus 2 1
Other 2 1
Neuroprotection 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 60 mg daily 120 mg daily 240 mg daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 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
1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Other
1 50% Other: 50%

See all 2 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
1
0
1
4
7

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
0
1
1
0

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
1 50%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.