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Ginkgo biloba extract places patients taking anticoagulants at additional risk for bleeding, Dr. Adrian Fugh-Berman said at a meeting on botanical medicine sponsored by the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
Ginkgo interferes with platelet function and has been linked to cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage and subdural hematoma. Intracerebral hemorrhage has been reported in patients taking ginkgo and warfarin, and hyphema has been reported in patients taking gingko with aspirin.
Ginkgo increases small-vessel and cerebral artery blood flow. Its reputation for enhancing memory and cognition has resulted in ...