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I have heard that ginkgo biloba helps to reduce pain in the legs by enhancing blood circulation to the legs. Is that true?

April 26, 2017BILOBA blood circulation ENHANCING GINKGO heard HELPS legs pain reduce

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I have heard that ginkgo biloba helps to reduce pain in the legs by enhancing blood circulation to the legs. Is that true?

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A German research study showed that Ginkgo biloba was significantly superior to placebo in improving symptoms of intermittent claudication, a type of peripheral arterial disease which causes pain in the legs due to obstructed blood circulation [Peters, 1998], because ginkgo seems to make blood less likely to clot. However, it increases the risk of bleeding if you are using aspirin, blood thinners or clot-busting medications 3.