Ginkgo nuts bad for your health?

I heard that eating a large amount of ginkgo nuts (5-10 pieces per day) can do serious damage to your brain. Is this true?

Ginkgo nuts bad for your health?
No, it is not true.


Gingko biloba, is a plant that contains variable amounts of the alkaloid quercetine and campherol, in the form of glycosides,


Those substances, act as dilators of the small vessels, such as those of brain and retina (like in cases of vertigo for low oxygenation, or diabetic retinitis for example)....


However, the nuts containing those alkaloids, are too variable in contents (normal dose of gingko biloba is 40 mgs TDS) there is no way to establish the real amount thet you are ingesting with 5-10 nuts of the plant, because the contents of the active substance vary considerably from one batch to the next (as it happens in most of drugs extracted from plants)


Nothing will happen to you ingesting such small amounts of the fruit, however gingko biloba is contraindicated in recent brain hemorrhages, miocardial infarction, and sever high blood pressure.


Another interesting thing about the plant and its alkaloids, is that you will develop tolerance (i.e. no effect) after 4-5 months of ingesting the same amount.


The plant has nothing to do with brain damage, but on the other hand, there is no clear benefit of the naturistic plan that you are asking about.


I would take the measured tablets, if I were you, and if there is a clear indication that you need indeed a vasodilator...


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