Therapeutical aspects of Ginkgo biloba flavone glucosides in the context of increased blood viscosity

Abstract

Complex viscosity of whole blood in patients with arterial circulatory disorders have been determined under treatment with a Ginkgo biloba extract. The Ginkgo preparation influences the pathologically increased blood viscoelasticity, especially the elastic component. By parenteral daily infusions the viscoelasticity is decreased significantly after 5 to 10 days of treatment. By prolonged oral administration up to 3 months a marked continuous improvement of viscoelastic parameters could be observed. The latter type of response suggests the preparation’s ability to influence the erythropoietic cells and thus forming a new population with normalized hemorheological properties.