# Any experience with ginko biloba? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 24, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-ginko-biloba/327634 "2005-10-24T05:51:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-ginko-biloba/327634/1 "2005-10-24T05:51:53Z")
I’ve been having some major brain farts lately with losing track of stuff and forgetting little things, as well as not being able to focus as well. A friend suggested that I try ginko biloba, because evidently she’s had some success with it. I am not looking for medical advice, and I will consult my doctor before starting a supplement regimen. I’d just like to know if anyone has tried it and what types of results they have had. I know that you are not a doctor, so thanks for any input. -foxy ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-ginko-biloba/327634/2 "2005-10-24T15:34:03Z")
Well I bought some but I couldn’t remember to take it everyday. Try getting more sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-ginko-biloba/327634/3 "2005-10-24T15:54:49Z")
All I want to add is that Ginko Biloba seems to be very pricey as an ingredient in herbal remedies. And I wonder why, because it’s just a tree. It’s for sale in every well-stocked tree nursery. There are streets _lined_ with Ginkotrees on my block, and the leaves are piling up in heaps. Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-ginko-biloba/327634/4 "2005-10-24T17:38:24Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Well I bought some but I couldn’t remember to take it everyday. > Try getting more sleep. My sleep schedule is kind of a separate issue, I think of myself as a sleep bulemic, sometimes I will end up staying awake for hours on end (even days) and getting very little sleep, then some days I will just sleep all day to make up for it. This isn’t a new routine, but it probably has something to do with it. I’m kind of wondering if it isn’t more of a placebo type thing. -foxy ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-ginko-biloba/327634/5 "2005-10-24T20:50:01Z")
I took it for 8 months or so. I can’t say if I felt any effect. Then I read that clinical tests failed to show any benefit. I don’t take it anymore. My brother-in-law said he smoked pot and took ginko biloba; he said it came out even. The male ginko tree (isn’t there another letter in there?) is touted as a great, pollution-resistant tree for the inner city. My college campus had a female ginko tree, and the fruits fell on the sidewalk. They stunk to high heaven. I wonder if the seeds are spread by vultures.