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extrait de feuille de ginkgo
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Entire Monograph
Reported Uses
- NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
- ADHD [Insufficient Evidence]
- age-related macular degeneration [Insufficient Evidence]
- aging [Insufficient Evidence]
- allergic rhinitis [Insufficient Evidence]
- altitude sickness prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
- angina [Insufficient Evidence]
- anxiety [Possibly Effective]
- asthma [Insufficient Evidence]
- autism spectrum disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
- bronchitis [Insufficient Evidence]
- cancer prevention, ovarian [Insufficient Evidence]
- cardiovascular dz prevention [Possibly Ineffective]
- chronic fatigue syndrome [Insufficient Evidence]
- CKD [Insufficient Evidence]
- cocaine dependence [Insufficient Evidence]
- cognitive decline, age-related [Possibly Ineffective]
- cognitive function [Insufficient Evidence]
- cognitive impairment [Insufficient Evidence]
- cognitive impairment, chemo-related [Possibly Ineffective]
- colorectal CA [Insufficient Evidence]
- COPD [Insufficient Evidence]
- cough [Insufficient Evidence]
- dementia [Possibly Effective]
- depression [Insufficient Evidence]
- diabetes mellitus, type 2 [Insufficient Evidence]
- diabetic retinopathy [Insufficient Evidence]
- dry eye dz [Insufficient Evidence]
- dyslexia [Insufficient Evidence]
- fibromyalgia [Insufficient Evidence]
- gastric CA [Insufficient Evidence]
- glaucoma [Insufficient Evidence]
- hearing loss [Possibly Effective]
- hemorrhoids [Insufficient Evidence]
- HTN [Possibly Ineffective]
- HTN, pulmonary [Insufficient Evidence]
- hypercholesterolemia [Insufficient Evidence]
- intestinal parasite infection [Insufficient Evidence]
- Lyme dz [Insufficient Evidence]
- migraine prophylaxis [Insufficient Evidence]
- multiple sclerosis [Possibly Ineffective]
- pancreatic CA [Insufficient Evidence]
- Parkinson dz [Insufficient Evidence]
- peripheral arterial dz [Insufficient Evidence]
- premenstrual syndrome [Possibly Effective]
- quality of life [Insufficient Evidence]
- radiation dermatitis [Insufficient Evidence]
- radiation exposure [Insufficient Evidence]
- Raynaud phenomenon [Insufficient Evidence]
- scabies [Insufficient Evidence]
- schizophrenia [Possibly Effective]
- seasonal affective disorder [Insufficient Evidence]
- sexual dysfxn [Insufficient Evidence]
- sexual dysfxn, antidepressant-induced [Possibly Ineffective]
- stroke [Possibly Effective]
- tardive dyskinesia [Possibly Effective]
- tinnitus [Possibly Ineffective]
- vascular dementia [Possibly Effective]
- venous thromboembolism [Insufficient Evidence]
- vertigo [Possibly Effective]
- vitiligo [Insufficient Evidence]
- wound healing [Insufficient Evidence]
Reported Doses
Safety/efficacy may not be established; reported doses may be derived from limited or potentially inadequate studies w/ variable regimens, multi-ingredient products, or where concentration of active ingredients may vary widely
Effectiveness Ratings
- [see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table]
ADHD, peds pts
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 50 mg PO bid; Info: for pts 3-17 yo; used w/ American ginseng extract
age-related macular degeneration
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 60-240 mg/day PO divided bid-tid
allergic rhinitis
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 2 gtt 0.05% in eye(s) tid
altitude sickness prevention
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 80-120 mg PO bid
angina
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 315 mg PO tid; Info: used w/ standard tx
anxiety
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 80-160 mg PO tid
chronic fatigue syndrome
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 120-180 mg PO qd
cognitive function
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 240-600 mg PO x1; Alt: 80-300 mg/day PO divided qd-tid
cognitive impairment
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 40 mg PO tid; Alt: 200 mg PO qd starting 48h before electroconvulsive tx, then cont. until electroconvulsive tx end
colorectal CA
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 350 mg IV qd on days 1-6 of 21-day cycle; Info: used w/ 5-FU
dementia
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 120-240 mg/day PO divided qd-tid; Alt: 150 mg PO tid
diabetes mellitus, type 2
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 120 mg PO qd
diabetic retinopathy
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 120 mg PO qd
dry eye dz
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 1 gtt 0.05% in eye(s) tid
dyslexia, peds pts
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 80 mg PO qd; Info: for pts 5-16 yo
fibromyalgia
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 200 mg PO qd; Info: used w/ coenzyme Q10
gastric CA
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 250 mg PO bid
glaucoma
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 120-160 mg/day PO divided bid-tid
hearing loss
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 40-175 mg IV qd; Alt: 120 mg PO bid
migraine prophylaxis, adult pts
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 60 mg PO bid
migraine prophylaxis, peds pts
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 80 mg PO bid
pancreatic CA
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 350 mg IV qd on days 1-6 of 21-day cycle; Info: used w/ 5-FU
Parkinson dz
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 80 mg PO tid
peripheral arterial dz
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 120-240 mg/day PO divided qd-bid
premenstrual syndrome
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 40 mg PO tid; Alt: 80 mg PO bid: Info: start on day 16, cont. until day 5 of next cycle
quality of life
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 120 mg PO qd
radiation dermatitis
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: apply cream topically bid-tid; Start: 15 days before XRT
radiation exposure
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 120 mg PO qd
Raynaud phenomenon
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 120 mg PO tid
schizophrenia
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 120-360 mg PO qd; Info: used w/ antipsychotic tx
sexual dysfxn
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 150 mg PO bid
stroke
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 17.5 g IV qd; Alt: 25 mg IV qd x14 days starting w/in 48h of sx onset
tardive dyskinesia
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 80 mg PO tid
vascular dementia
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 240 mg PO qd
vertigo
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 120-160 mg/day PO divided qd-bid; Alt: 40 mg PO tid
vitiligo
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 60 mg PO bid
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