Ginkgo herbal medicines may increase seizures in people with epilepsy
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 13:21
in Health & Medicine
Restrictions should be placed on the use of Ginkgo biloba (G. biloba) -- a top-selling herbal remedy -- because of growing scientific evidence that Ginkgo may increase the risk of seizures in people with epilepsy and could reduce the effectiveness of anti-seizure drugs, a new report concludes. The article appears in ACS' Journal of Natural Products.