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Q: Gingko Biloba
asked by: alco on November 22nd, 2005
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Is it safe, harmful, helpful, for someone with gout?
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alco
replied on December 5th, 2005
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Ok I experimented on myself, since there were no replies.
I exploded.
So id urge others not to use this herb for gout.
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jr1321
replied on May 3rd, 2006
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I Can't Believe More Isn't Being Said On This!!
Wow, found your post - looking on line trying to figure out what brought on my first gout attack in 2 years since losing 100lbs - started taking gingko biloba a few weeks ago!!! I had no idea that it could aggrevate my old gout issue!! Has anyone else had this experience?
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reficulate
replied on May 18th, 2009
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I started Ginkgo a few weeks ago as well, and my gout acted up twice in 3 weeks. I haven't had an attack since a year ago. Don't know if its coincidence, or if Ginkgo is really bad for Gout. Read somewhere that it contains traces of colchicine, which is a type of Gout medication for flare ups. I will try staying off, and see if my gout attacks again.
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coachrick
replied on August 25th, 2009
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Amazing, I started the gingko a couple of months ago and four weeks later started experiencing my 'worst' and longest lasting bout with gout(in about 30 years of off and on bouts, NONE in the last 6 years). Nowhere near my Doc, I tried a few leftover Indocin and then hit the ibuprofen hard...very little relief in three full weeks! I've been on celery seed and cherry extracts for a couple of weeks and have seen little result. Wish I had found this message board before this morning...everything I had read before indicated that gingko had possible BENEFITS for gout. No more for me until I get this figured out!
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