Ginkgo biloba anxiety effects

Gnkgo (maiden hair tree, kew tree) Ginkgo biloba Raynauds disease, cerebral insufficiency anxiety, stress, tinnitus, dementias, circulatory problems, asthma Rare if used as directed possible effects include headache, dizziness, heart palpitations, Gl effects, rash, allergic dermatitis Do not take with antidepressant drugs, such as the MAOIs, or the antiplatelet drugs such as coumarin, unless advised to do so by the primary care provider. 

Two studies have been done to date that address ginger s anxiolytic effects in an animal model (Hassenohrl et al. 1996, 1998). Unfortunately, both of these employ a combined treatment of ginger and Ginkgo biloba so they do not allow for differentiation of effects. The combination had diazepamlike effects in an animal model of anxiety (elevated-plus maze) (Hassenohrl et al. 1996). These effects were dose dependent and tripha-... 

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