The tree with forty crowns belongs to the oldest known family of trees (270 million years old). The benefits of ginkgo biloba have been used in Chinese medicine since ancient times, especially for blood circulation and memory problems.
IDENTITY RECORD
Name: Gingko biloba, tree with 40 crowns
Scientific name : ginkgo biloba
Botanical family: Ginkgoaceae
Parts used: leaves
Indications: blood circulation, memory, concentration disturbances, dizziness, anxiety
Preparation: infusion, decoction
It is called the tree with forty crowns and it can reach 40 m high! This majestic tree is the ginkgo biloba, a classic of traditional chinese medicine.
Its leaves resemble small fans and have the property of improving arterial, venous and capillary blood circulation. They also promote oxygenation of the brain and help fight against memory disorders.
What are the benefits of ginkgo?
the ginkgo biloba has a reputation for bringing strength andenergy. Ginkgo thins the blood while avoiding platelet aggregation. It ensures a good blood circulation.
The use of this plant therefore gives people suffering from poor blood circulation a feeling of lightness in the feet and allows them to walk painlessly.
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The leaves of the ginkgo biloba are composed of flavonoids which give them power antioxidant and of terpene lactones that allow them to improve blood circulation.
The benefits of ginkgo in phyto
We use the leaves of the ginkgo biloba (fresh or dry) in herbal medicine. We can make one tisane or a decoction using 40 g of fresh leaves or 3 teaspoons of dry leaves in 1 l of water. We drink a cup 3 times a day.
Concerning the mother tinctures, 40 drops should be diluted in water, to be taken 3 times a day. Ginkgo biloba is also found in the form of capsules, of drinkable solutions and of tablets.
And this giant plant has so much more to offer. The benefits of ginkgo:
- Ginkgo helps prevent Alzheimer’s disease, because it improves cognitive functions thanks to antioxidants.
- It is effective against muscle aches and fatigue.
- It has a positive effect on hormones thus allowing regulate mood.
- This plant ensures a good reproductive health, an effect that results from good blood circulation in the genitals male.
- It improves the vision because its antioxidants avoid it oxidative stress to ocular system.
Due to its properties anticoagulants, it is important not to combine it with anticoagulant treatments or antiaggregants.
Precautions for use and side effects
It is advisable to respect the dosages and to be careful when using ginkgo biloba because of its properties anticoagulants.
From stomach ache, from nausea, from diarrhea, headaches or even skin allergies may appear following the use of ginkgo biloba.
The pregnant women or those who are breastfeeding, hemophiliacs, the epileptics and people who have to undergo surgery should avoid taking it.
