Studies have shown that there are no known health risks associated with taking ginkgo. The extract from the ginkgo tree contains ingredients that have anti-inflammatory properties and enhance antioxidant functions. Its flat, fan-shaped leaves have two lobes. Ginkgoes are dioecious, meaning males and female flowers appear on different trees. Ginkgoes are attractive street or yard trees that can be grown throughout much of the United States.
Male trees are better to plant because the female trees produce messy and foul-smelling fruits.
In autumn, the leaves turn a beautiful gold before falling. Platelet activation factor plays a key role in blood clotting. Some consumers who take extremely large amounts of the herb have reported irritability, restlessness, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Recommended amounts are considered nontoxic. The root of an unassuming ivy-like ground clover, it has been the subject of more than 1,200 books and scientific papers, yet its effects are still hotly debated.