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Indications

Complementary/Alternative Medicine: This monograph describes a natural or herbal product that is not subject to FDA guidelines for medicines. Patients and clinicians are advised to read package labels carefully to ensure safe and efficacious use.

REMS

Contraind./Precautions

Contraindicated in:

Use Cautiously in:

Adv. Reactions/Side Effects

CNS: CEREBRAL BLEEDING, dizziness, headache, seizure, vertigo.

CV: palpitations.

GI: flatulence, stomach upset.

Derm: allergic skin reaction.

Hemat: bleeding.
Misc: hypersensitivity reactions.

Interactions

Natural-Drug Products:

Natural-Natural Products:

Availability

Route/Dosage

Organic Brain Syndromes

Intermittent Claudication

Vertigo and Tinnitus

Cognitive Function Improvement

Premenstrual Syndrome

US Brand Names

Bai guo ye, fossil tree, ginkgo folium, Japanese silver apricot, kew tree, maidenhair-tree, salisburia adiantifolia, yinhsing

Action

Therapeutic Effects:

Classifications

Therapeutic Classification: antiplatelet agents, central nervous system stimulants

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption: 70–100% absorption.

Distribution: Unknown.

Metabolism/Excretion: Unknown.

Half-life: Unknown.

Time/Action Profile

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Patient/Family Teaching

Pronunciation

GING-ko