Ginkgo biloba: contraindications and side effects

• It relieves headaches thanks to its vasodilator effect that improves blood circulation.
• It reduces diseases related to a malfunction of the blood circulation due to its antioxidant and vasodilator components: varicose veins, hemorrhoids, headaches, and Raynaud’s disorder.
• It prevents thrombosis because it prevents blood clotting, again due to its antioxidant and vasodilator condition.
• Increases memory and prevents neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s, dementia, or Parkinson’s), thanks to its neuroprotective properties provided by a component called bilobalide that stimulates neuronal connections and protects the brain.
• Prevents aging thanks to its antioxidant properties.
• It helps improve the functioning of the digestive system, as it is high in fiber.
• Reduces pain caused by Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) thanks to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components.

By consulting the article Ginkgo biloba: properties and benefits, you can expand this information.

Before taking this natural product, you should know that there are specific contraindications. You should not consume it if you identify yourself with any of the characteristics that we expose below:

• If you are pregnant, you should avoid it since being an anticoagulant and vasodilator can lead to bleeding that harms the fetus.
• If you are breastfeeding, you should not ingest it either, since this product will settle in the breast milk and be ingested by the baby, which is contraindicated due to its powerful vasodilator elements.
• It is contraindicated in babies and children under ten years of age because its content of vasodilator elements is very high. If you are going to give this product to a minor, you must make sure that the amounts are beneficial for the infant according to their weight, evolutionary stage, and specific needs.
• Suppose you have suffered from epileptic seizures or seizures before. In that case, it is not proven that it does not affect the nervous system and, therefore, can cause other epilepsy or seizure episodes.
• If you are taking medications that thin the blood or if you are at risk of bleeding due to its vasodilator properties.
• Mixed with other drugs. If you are consuming any treatment, you should consult with your doctor if it is appropriate to take Ginkgo Biloba since it could have adverse or contradictory effects to the medication you are taking.

• Dizziness and headaches: abuse of this product can lead to dizziness, vertigo, and a feeling of weightlessness in the person who has consumed it in high doses because it alters the gastrointestinal system and the circulatory system. In the case of having abused this product, even if it is natural, we advise you to contact your medical service so that they can assess whether it is a mild or severe poisoning and whether it should be treated medically.
• Irritation and eczema: for some people, it can cause some irritation to the skin, leaving reddened areas and causing a stinging and itching sensation that is difficult to relieve. Eczema usually subsides a few hours after ingestion. This happens because it has allergenic solid components and can create an allergic reaction in certain people. If the irritation or eczema is extreme, it is imperative to visit a doctor who can treat these ailments.
• Hemorrhage: Ginkgo Biloba is a natural vasodilator. When ingested, our blood supply increases, and blood vessels dilate. Its ingestion is contraindicated in the case of taking medications that thin the blood or if you are at risk of bleeding. Its use should be controlled not to create internal or external bleeding. In addition, you have a natural anticoagulant condition, which can be a problem in the case of having minor bleeding since stopping it naturally will be more complicated and can lead to severe problems.
• Palpitations or prolonged heart rate: Ginkgo biloba can create this side effect due to the alteration of the circulatory and blood system caused by its anticoagulant, antioxidant, and vasodilator condition. This alteration can lead to palpitations or a slow heart rate, heart rhythm disturbances.

In any of the cases mentioned above, you should go to your doctor so that he can analyze whether to act to stop them or if, on the contrary, you only need time for your body to expel the excess of the product that you have taken.

• In infusion: you must take four dry ginkgo Biloba leaves, boil them in a saucepan with water, let them rest for 10 minutes, extract them, and the infusion will be ready to drink.
• Pharmaceutical preparations: capsules, tablets, or liquid extract, which you can find in pharmacies, herbalists, or stores specialized in dietetics.

In short, ginkgo Biloba, like all-natural remedies, can provide excellent solutions and be very useful as long as you use it responsibly, allow yourself to be advised by professionals, and as long as you respect the indicated doses. Not doing so can lead to the side effects that we have discussed in this FastlyHealarticle.

This article is merely informative. At FastlyHeal .com, we do not have the power to prescribe medical treatments or make any diagnosis. We invite you to see a doctor in the case of presenting any condition or discomfort.

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