Is Ginkgo biloba a traditional Chinese medicine or a western medicine?
Ginkgo biloba leaves belong to traditional Chinese medicine, and the tablets made are Chinese patent medicines. The main function of Ginkgo biloba leaves is to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and dredge meridians. At present, it is mainly used to relieve chest tightness and chest pain caused by coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, cerebral infarction, cerebral artery insufficiency and other diseases, or stabbing pain, headache, dizziness and other symptoms in the precordial area. This medicine is mainly composed of Ginkgo biloba leaves. Be careful not to eat greasy food during taking. No matter what kind of drug it belongs to, it is best to use specific drugs under the guidance of a doctor. Don't blindly use some drugs, develop good eating habits and keep exercising.
What disease does Ginkgo biloba treat?
Ginkgo biloba is a common Chinese herbal medicine with high medicinal value. Its effects mainly include lowering cholesterol, improving arteriosclerosis and blood circulation, and improving chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia of coronary heart disease. It can increase the permeability of blood vessels and inhibit the aggregation of platelets to a certain extent, thus achieving the effects of improving blood circulation and preventing thrombosis. In addition, Ginkgo biloba leaves are also used to treat cerebrovascular diseases, such as cerebrovascular stenosis, stroke and sequelae of stroke, and have a certain therapeutic effect on dizziness, headache, fatigue, limb numbness and tinnitus caused by cerebrovascular diseases. Ginkgo biloba is a Chinese patent medicine, its main component is Ginkgo biloba extract, which belongs to the blood regulating agent in Chinese patent medicine and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and dredging collaterals.
How long does it take for Ginkgo biloba leaves to be effective?
How long it takes to take effect depends on the actual situation of the patient. If ginkgo biloba leaves are stopped casually, it may bring a series of disadvantages, from a series of adverse reactions; What's more, the disease will rebound, which may aggravate the occurrence of the disease. Therefore, everyone should not stop taking drugs casually, but must be arranged by the doctor. Studies have confirmed that flavonoids in Ginkgo biloba extract can obviously increase cerebral blood flow and improve the hypoxia tolerance of brain tissue. Lactones A and B in ginkgolides, especially bitter lactone B, can protect brain tissue from damage. Ginkgolide in lactone can protect nerve cells from ischemic injury. Therefore, Ginkgo biloba extract has the functions of regulating blood lipid, inhibiting platelet aggregation, dilating cerebral vessels, scavenging free radicals, reducing lipid peroxidation and protecting brain tissue from ischemia and hypoxia. Clinically, it can be used to treat cerebral ischemia, cerebral infarction, sequelae of traumatic brain injury, senile brain dysfunction, etc. In the west, several cases of cerebral hemorrhage induced by cerebral arteriosclerosis have been found by taking Ginkgo biloba leaves continuously.
Should Ginkgo biloba be eaten for a long time?
It can generally be eaten for a long time. Ginkgo biloba leaves are mainly composed of safflower oil, borneol, vitamin E and vitamin B6. Has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dredging menstruation and relieving pain. It is mainly used for apoplexy, hemiplegia, mouth and eye deviation caused by blood stasis. It is mainly used for patients with cerebral infarction, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris and hyperlipidemia, and is generally only used as an auxiliary drug. Some patients have stomach upset after taking the medicine, a few patients have loss of appetite, and some patients have allergic skin rash. Pregnant women and patients with heart failure should try to avoid using it.