Ginkgo biloba
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Nomenclature
Other Names:
Historical Use of Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo biloba in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Background
Baiguoren °×¹ûÈÊ
Baiguorou °×¹ûÈâ
Chaobaiguo ³´°×¹û
Chinese Name (pinyin): Baiguo
Chinese Name :
Common Name :Ginkgo Nut
Specific Name : Semen ginkgo
Scientific Name:
Collection : The drug is collected in autumn when the seed is ripe, remove from the testa, wash, clean, steam or boiled briefly and dried by baking gently.
Description : Somewhat ellipsoidal, one end relatively acute and the other end obtuse, 1.5 - 2.5cm long, 1 - 2cm wide, about 1 cm thick. Externally yellowish white or pale brownish yellow, smooth with 2 - 3 ribs. Mesotesta (shell) bony and hard. Endotesta membranous. Kernel broadly ovoid or ellipsoidal, one end pale brown and the other end golden yellow. Transverse section yellow, gelatinized in the outer part and pale yellow or pale green in the inner part, starchy with a fissure in the center. Odorless, taste sweet and slightly bitter.
Identification :
Processing : Remove foreign matter and shell from Semen Ginkgo. Break into pieces before use.Nux Ginkgo (stir fry) Stir fry as described under the method for simple stir frying ( Appendix ll D) to scented. Break into pieces before use.
Action : To arrest persistent cough and asthma with profuse expextoration; morbid leukorrhea with whitish discharge; enuresis, frequent urination.
Indication : persistent cough and asthma with profuse expectoration; leukorrhea; enuresis, frequent urination
Precautions : Raw Semen Ginkgo is toxic.
Dosage : 4.5 to 9 g.
Storage : Preserve in a ventilated and dry place.
Synonymns for Ginkgo biloba
Patent Medicines and Medicines with Multiple Ingredients that include Ginkgo biloba
Pharmaceutical Information
Chemical Constituents
Evidence or the Use of Ginkgo biloba in the Treatment of Epilepesy
Basic Science
Animal Studies
Cohort, Case-Control and Non-Randomized Trials
Randomized Controlled Trials
Meta-Analysis
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