Yes. I’ve been taking it since I can’t remember when.
Maybe they're charitable folks, and they're hoping someone close to Joe Biden might see it...
“They” scare you away from this if you take Warfarin (Coumadin, etc.).
For sure, I’m still using their melamine toothpaste.
12 Possible Benefits of Ginkgo Biloba, Plus Side Effects and Dosage
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Why am I thinking of the Tom Waits song “Step Right Up”?
The soybean is also from east asia but i never read of the soybean as a ‘cheap asian vegetable.’
Hasn’t this been known since at least the 90’s?
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Yes, it’s been known for decades, perhaps centuries. Interesting facts on the Ginkgo tree is it is deciduous and there are male and female trees with the female tree bearing a cherry sized fruit in the fall that ripens into an awfully smelly mess on the ground. Years ago D.C. made the mistake of hap-hazardously planting these trees along the city streets (it takes 20 years to mature) and didn’t plant just the male tree so in the fall the sidewalks turn into a stinking mess. I worked in D.C. for years and enjoyed going for walks at noon but in the fall I watched where I walked on the sidewalks. The tree is very attractive with a distinctive lobed leaf but if you buy one make sure it is a male. I take a ginkgo pill every day and it seems to help with circulation and mental acuity.
Yeah, I took it in the 90s too.
It kind of seemed to work for a while, making me more alert and clearer thinking. But after a month or two, it started giving me literally blinding migraine headaches about every other day. I had never had one before.
Kind of scared me. Especially when driving. I’d be completely blind within three minutes from when I first felt it coming on, and last for about an hour. I quit taking the Ginko and the migraines almost went away, although I still get three or four a year. Fortunately, if I take a couple of ‘Excederine’ (Aspirin, acetaminophen, and caffeine combination) within a minute of blurred vision coming on, it quickly goes away.
The ginkgo biloba tree has male and female trees. The female tree bears fruit, a bit larger than a quarter, and when ripe they smell like vomit.
West Reading, Pennsylvania planted ginko biloba trees down both sides of the main street. Unfortunately they planted a lot of female trees and every fall the main street in town smells absolutely horrible like someone vomited all over.
“How can I tell if my ginkgo tree is male or female?
Dioecious - male and female trees; male “flowers” (sometimes called pollen cones) are 2.5 cm long, catkin-like, with numerous stamens loosely arranged; female “flowers” are long stalked, 4-5 cm, solitary, with two opposing ovules at the end of the stalk.”
“What are the cons of the ginkgo tree?
The fruit starts developing after about 20 years and it can get very messy; the smell is somewhat irritating. It not only emits a foul odor, but it is also slippery when it drops down on sidewalks or driveways. Handling the fruit can cause a severe skin rash.”
“Large amounts of ginkgotoxin can cause seizures. Ginkgotoxin is found in ginkgo seeds and, to a lesser extent, ginkgo leaves. If you are older, have a bleeding disorder or are pregnant, don’t take ginkgo. The supplement might increase your risk of bleeding.”
Ginkos are stinkos.