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Gingko Biloba

People mainly take Gingko Biloba for anxiety, energy, pain & inflammation. Based on 5 first-hand reports. Ranked #1638 of 2,750 overall.

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User score
Mostly negative
20% positive0% mixed20% negative60% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 50% are positive.

Clinical research
Research pending

What Gingko Biloba does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

Research data for Gingko Biloba is being compiled.

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

No doses stated in the reports so far.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

headache ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“Mild: ... polygala, gingko biloba, caffeine, panax ginseng, goji berries”
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“Stuff that helps me in the short term being energetic and calm at the same time: Ginkgo Biloba, Cistanche, Kanna, Gotu Kola”
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“Gingko Biloba”
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“Gingko Bilboa seems to have high inter-individual variability, I'm one of the poor saps that it increases cerebral blood pressure in. Fucking headaches were the worst”
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“Gingko Biloba, Pycnogenol, Agmatine...increase blood flow and nitric oxide”
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Top discussions (5)

Other options for anxiety

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