Ginkgo Biloba can be helpful in Intermittent Claudication |
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Intermittent claudication is a disease in which people feels pain with muscles of legs while walking. The main symptom of this peripheral arterial disease is leg pain in one or both calves while walking. Generally, this pain occurs during walking and is relieved by a short period of rest. This clinical phenomenon is called intermittent claudication. This is because legs don't get an adequate blood supply because of hardened or blocked blood vessels. It is caused by progressive narrowing of the arteries in one or both legs and is a manifestation of systematic atherosclerosis, possibly leading to cardiovascular events. Conservative treatment consists of treatment for cardiovascular risk factors and symptomatic relief by exercise therapy and pharmacological treatments. One of the medical solutions to this disease is Ginkgo Biloba extract, which is derived from the leaves of the Ginkgo Biloba tree and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. It is a vasoactive agent which is believed to have a positive effect on walking ability in patients with intermittent claudication. This review shows that people using Ginkgo Biloba could walk a long distance further. Ginkgo Biloba has some modest effect on pain-free walking. The drug has blood-thinning properties and is available over the counter. Although the risks for gingko appear to be low, there is an increased risk for bleeding at high doses and interaction with high doses of vitamin E and anti-clotting medications. Although optimal treatment of intermittent claudication has not yet been identified, but Ginkgo Biloba extract has been reported to have beneficial effects. |
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