Are Ginkgo leaf extract tablets the same as Ginkgo biloba leaves?

Clinically, ginkgo leaves and ginkgo leaf extract tablets are different. They are two different medicines with different production processes, but their ingredients and effects are similar. The main component of Ginkgo leaf extract tablets is flavonoid Ginkgo leaf extract, while Ginkgo leaves are not extracted and contain many impurities.

The effects of these two drugs are also different. Ginkgo biloba is a Chinese patent medicine. It has the effect of activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis and unblocking meridians. It can be mainly used to treat chest pain caused by blood stasis and blocked meridians. Treatment for heartache, stroke, hemiplegia, etc.

Ginkgo leaf extract tablets can be mainly used to treat the symptoms of chronic neurosensory and cognitive pathological defects in the elderly, and can also be used to treat intermittent claudication of chronic obstructive arteriopathy of the lower limbs. In addition, it can also be used for the auxiliary treatment of vision loss and visual field defects caused by vascular causes, and can also be used for the auxiliary treatment of hearing loss and vertigo syndrome caused by vascular causes, or tinnitus.