Is Ginkgo biloba Safe with Aspirin?
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Avoid combining Ginkgo biloba with aspirin. If concurrent use is necessary, monitor for bleeding symptoms such as unusual bruising, prolonged bleeding from cuts, or gastrointestinal bleeding. Consult your healthcare provider before starting Ginkgo biloba.
Why this interaction occurs
Both aspirin and Ginkgo biloba inhibit platelet aggregation through complementary mechanisms, leading to additive antiplatelet effects and significantly elevated bleeding risk and abnormal coagulation results.
Evidence
Evidence level: strong.
Data source
PubMed - PMID 40198642
Reported safety data
The FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) has received 617,935 reports mentioning Aspirin. This reflects reported cases involving the medication in general — not confirmed causation, and not specific to the Aspirin + supplement combination on this page.
FAERS reports are voluntary and cannot prove that a drug caused an event. Do not use report counts to assess the safety of this specific drug-supplement pair.
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