Ginkgo accounts for one percent of all prescriptions medicines sold in Germany. Active components of ginkgo biloba are flavone glycosides 22-27 percent, which is a type of flavonoid. Flavonoids are antioxidants. In ginkgo, it includes quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin. Ginkgo reduces the stickiness of platelets in the blood so improves circulation and prevents the formation of clots in blood vessels.
Flavonoids make vitamin C more effective so that the body requires lesser amounts of it.
You can get the effect of large doses of vitamin C if take smaller doses with ginkgo. Flavonoids increase the strength of capillary Walls, reduces inflammation and prevents blood cells and proteins from seeping into tissue. This is the concentration found in ginkgo and is in the form of bilobalides, ginkgolides A,B, C,J. these help against blood clots. It also improves circulation to the brain and other parts of the body, bringing oxygen to the brain and enhance glucose absorption which helps with energy to the brain and energy to the blood vessels. Ginkgo repairs what is damaged and leaves healthy tissue alone.