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Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo · Maidenhair Tree · Abricotier d'argent · Arbre aux quarante écus · Bai Guo · Bạch quả · Coeden ginco · Divdaivu ginks · Dviskiautis ginkmedis · Dvorežnjasti ginko · Gincgo · Ginco · Gingko bilobé, Ginkgo, Arbre aux quarante écus · Ginkgobam · Ginkgobaum
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Japan, Chinese, ", AM, BE
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antitussive, Asthma, Astringent, Bactericide
Science studied: ACENAPTHENE, ACETIC-ACID, GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID, APIGENIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Scientific name: Ginkgo biloba
Common names: Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree, Abricotier d'argent, Arbre aux quarante écus, Bai Guo, Bạch quả, Coeden ginco, Divdaivu ginks, Dviskiautis ginkmedis, Dvorežnjasti ginko, Gincgo, Ginco, Gingko bilobé, Ginkgo, Arbre aux quarante écus, Ginkgobam, Ginkgobaum
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, China, Japan, Chinese, ", AM, BE.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antitussive
- Asthma
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Blennorrhea
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Corn
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- Cosmetic
- Cough
- Digestive
- Expectorant
- Flux
- Gonorrhea
- Intoxicant
- Leucorrhea
- Lung
- Quackery
- Sedative
- Tranquilizer
- Tuberculosis
- Uterus
- Vermifuge
- Vesicant
- Wet-Dream
- Wound
- Dyspepsia
- Metrorrhagia
- Antivinous
- Detergent
- Dysuria
- Vasodilator
- Bladder
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- China
- Japan
- Chinese
- "
- AM
- BE
Documented cultural uses
- Antitussive
- Asthma
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Blennorrhea
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Corn
- Cosmetic
- Cough
- Digestive
- Expectorant
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- Flux
- Gonorrhea
- Intoxicant
- Leucorrhea
- Lung
- Quackery
- Sedative
- Tranquilizer
- Tuberculosis
- Uterus
- Vermifuge
- Vesicant
- Wet-Dream
- Wound
- Dyspepsia
- Metrorrhagia
- Antivinous
- Detergent
- Dysuria
- Vasodilator
- Bladder
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACENAPTHENE
- ACETIC-ACID
- GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID
- APIGENIN
- ARGININE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BETULAPRENOLS
- BILOBANONE
- BILOBETIN
- BUTYRIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- CAPRYLIC-ACID
- CARDOL
- CITRIC-ACID
- CYSTEINE
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- CYSTINE
- 10,11-(Z)-DIHYDROATLANTONE
- 1,4-DIMETHYL-2,5-DIISOPROPYLBENZENE
- DOCOSANOL
- EO
- L-EPICATECHIN
- 24ALPHA-ETHYLLATHOSTEROL
- BETA-EUDESMOL
- FRUCTOSE
- GADOLEIC-ACID
- GINKGOLIDE-ACID
- D-GLUCARIC-ACID
- GLUCOSE
- GLYCINE
- HEXACOSANOL-1
- HYDROGINKGOLIC-ACID
- 4-HYDROXYANACARDIC-ACID
- 6-HYDROXYKYNURENIC-ACID
- ALPHA-IONONE
- ISOGINKGETIN
- KAEMPFEROL
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA(6'''-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOSYL-BETA-1,4-RHAMNOSIDE)
- KAEMPFEROL-3-0-RUTINOSIDE
- LEUCINE
- TRANS-LINALOOL-OXIDE
- LUTEOLIN
- MANGANESE
- MANNAN
- 5'-METHOXYBILOBETIN
- 3'-O-METHYLMYRICETIN-3-RUTINOSIDE
- NIACIN
- NONACOSANE
- 10-NONACOSANOL
- OCTACOSANOL-1
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- 6-(PENTADEC-8-ENYL)-2,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID
- PENTOSANS
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROCYANIDIN
- PRODELPHINIDIN
- PROTEIN
- QUINIC-ACID
- RAFFINOSE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SEQUOYITOL
- ALPHA-SESAMIN
- STIGMASTEROL
- SUCROSE
- THIAMIN
- THREONINE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- UROSHIOLS
- VALERIANIC-ACID
- XYLOSE
- D-CATECHIN
- ALANINE
- ARABINOSE
- ASPARAGINE
- GAMMA-EUDESMOL
- GALACTOSE
- GINKGOL
- LYSINE
- SCIADOPITYSIN
- SITOSTEROL
- AFZELIN
- ANACARDIC-ACID
- ASH
- BILOBOL
- CALCIUM-OXALATE
- CARDANOL
- CERYL-ALCOHOL
- 10,11-(E)-DIHYDROATLANTONE
- L-EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- GINKGETIN
- GINKGOLIDE-A
- 10-HEPTACOSANOL
- HISTIDINE
- 4-HYDROXYGINKGOLIC-ACID
- IRON
- 2-ISOPROPYLPHENOL
- ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID
- MANNOSE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- 13-NONACOSANOL
- Z,Z,4,4'-(1,4-PENTADIEN-1,5-DIYL)DIPHENOL
- POPULNIN
- PROLINE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-ALPHA(6'''-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOSYL-BETA-1,4-RHAMNOSIDE)
- SODIUM
- SPINASTEROL
- METHIONINE
- MAGNESIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- FAT
- 2-CARBOXYARABINITOL
- ACACETIN
- ACENAPHTHENE
- AMENTOFLAVONE
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- ASTRAGALIN
- AUROXANTHIN
- BEHENIC-ACID
- (E)-ATLANTONE
- (Z)-ATLANTONE
- 15-BETULAPRENOL
- 16-BETULAPRENOL
- 17-BETULAPRENOL
- 18-BETULAPRENOL
- 19-BETULAPRENOL
- 20-BETULAPRENOL
- 21-BETULAPRENOL
- BILOBALIDE
- BILOBALIDE-A
- CAMPESTEROL
- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- 4-4'-(PENTA-CIS-1-CIS-5-DIENE-1-5-DIYNYL)-DIPHENOL
- 8-HYDROXY-3-(6'-PENTADECENYL)-3-4-DIHYDRO-ISO-COUMARIN
- 8-HYDROXY-3-HEPTADECYL-3-4-DIHYDRO-ISO-COUMARIN
- 8-HYDROXY-3-TRIDECYL-3-4'-DIHYDRO-ISO-COUMARIN
- ALPHA-CAROTENE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHOLINE
- DAUCOSTEROL
- DIHYDRO-GINKGOLIC-ACID
- DOCOSAN-1-OL
- DOLICHOL
- ERGOSTEROL
- FLAVONOIDS
- FLAVOXANTHIN
- FORMIC-ACID
- GAMMA-CAROTENE
- GINGOLIDE-C
- GINKGO-FLAVONE-GYLCOSIDES
- GINKGOIC-ACID
- GINKGOLIC-ACID
- GINKGOLIDE-B
- GINKGOLIDE-C
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- P-CYMENE
- (+)-CATECHIN
- (+)-CATECHOL
- (+)-GALLOCATECHOL
- (+)-GALLOCATECHIN
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-120
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-15
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-16
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-17
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-18
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-19
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-20
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-21
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-22
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-85
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-90
- GINKGO-POLYPRENOL-95
- GINKGO-POLYSACCHARIDE-GF-1
- GINKGO-POLYSACCHARIDE-GF-2-A
- GINKGO-POLYSACCHARIDE-GF-2-B
- GINKGO-POLYSACCHARIDE-GF-3
- BETA-IONONE
- GINKGOLIDE-J
- GINKGOLIDE-M
- GINKGOTOXIN
- GINNOL
- GINNONE
- HEPTADECA-3-6-9-TRIEN-1-OL
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL
- HEX-CIS-4-EN-1-OL
- HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL
- HEX-TRANS-4-EN-1-OL
- HEXACOSAN-1-OL
- HEXEN-1-AL
- INGNOCERIC-ACID
- KAEMPFEROL-2-6-DIRHAMNOSYL-GLUCOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-(2'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-(2'-6-DIRHAMNOPYRANOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-(3'-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOSYL-BETA(1-4)-RHAMNOSIDE)
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-(6'-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1-2)ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-(6'''-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-BETA-1-4-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-(6'''-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOSYL(1-2)RHAMNOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-(ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL(1-2)ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL(1-6))BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-2'-6'-DI-O-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- N-HEPTACOSANE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-(6'''-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOSYL-BETA-1-2-RHAMNOSIDE)
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNO-GLUCOAROYL-GLUCOSYL-BETA-1-4-RHAMNOSIDE)
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ALPHA-L-[BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1-2)RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE]
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-COUMAROYL-GLUCORHAMNOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCO-RHAMNOSIDE
- 4'-METHOXYPYRIDOXINE
- 4-O-METHYL-PYRIDOXINE
- 5-6-EPOXYLUTEIN
- 6-(HEPTADECADIENYL)-SALICYLIC-ACID
- 6-HEPTADECENYLSALICYLIC-ACID
- 6-(PENTADEC-8-ENYL)-RESORCYCLIC-ACID
- 6-(PENTACEC-CIS-ENYL)-SALICYLIC-ACID
- 6-(PENTADECYL)-SALICYLIC-ACID
- 6-(TRIDEC-8-ENYL)-RESORCYCLIC-ACID
- 6-(TRIDECYL)-SALICYLIC-ACID
- 6-PENTADECENYLSALICYLIC-ACID
- ALPHA-HYDROXY-PALMITIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CIS-NEOXANTHIN
- CIS-VIOLAXANTHIN
- GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- ISORHAMNETIN
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-[2'-O-6'''-O{P-(7''''-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-COUMAROYL}-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-[6'''-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-(1-2)-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE]
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RHAMNOSYL(1-2)RHAMNOSYL(1-6)GLUCOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-COUMAROYL-GLUCORHAMNOSIDE
- LACTIC-ACID
- LARICITRIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- LAURIC-ACID
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LUTEIN
- LUTEIN-ESTER
- MALIC-ACID
- N-ALPHA-HYDROXY-PALMITOYL-GLUCOSYL-OCTADECASPHINGADIENE
- N-PENTACOSANE
- N-TRICOSANE
- NEOXANTHIN
- OCTACOSAN-1-OL
- OLEIC-ACID
- P-TOLYL-PROPYLENE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PINITOL
- PROTEIN-H
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- PYRUVIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCETIN-3-O-(2'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-(6'''-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1-2)ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE)
- QUERCETIN-3-O-(6'''-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-BETA-1-4-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE)
- QUERCETIN-3-O-(6'''-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOSYL(1-2)RHAMNOSIDE)
- QUERCETIN-3-O-(6'''-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOSYL-BETA(1-4)RHAMNOSIDE)
- QUERCETIN-3-O-[6'''-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-(1-2)-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE]
- QUERCETIN-3-O-(ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-(1-2)-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-(1-6)-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE)
- QUERCETIN-3-O-(ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-(1-2)-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-(1-6))-BETA-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-[2'-O-6'''-O-P-COUMAROYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-[2'-O-6'''-O-{P-(7'PYRANOSIDE'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL}-COUMAROYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL]-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPY
- QUERCETIN-3-O-2'-6'-DI-O-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-ALPHA-(6'''-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCOSYL-BETA-1-2-RHAMNOSIDE)
- QUERCETIN-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNO-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-COUMAROYL-GLUCORHAMNOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-P-COUMAROYL-GLUCO-RHAMNOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSYL(1-2)RHAMNOSYL(1-6)GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCITRIN
- RUTIN
- SHIKIMIC-ACID
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- SYRINGETIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- TRANS-NEOXANTHIN
- TRANS-VIOLAXANTHIN
- VANILLIC-ACID
- VIOLAXANTHIN
- ZEAXANTHIN
- (+)-PINITOL
- (+)-SESAMIN
- APIGENIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- BENZOIC-ACID
- BIFLAVONES
- 3-O-[2''-O-6''-O-BIS-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-ISORHAMNETIN
- 3-O-[2''-O-6''-O-BIS-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-KAEMPFEROL
- 3-O-[2''-O-6''-O-BIS-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-QUERCETIN
- CAPROIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATES
- COPPER
- DNA
- FIBER
- 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID
- CARDANOLS
- DI-TRANS-POLY-CIS-OCTADECAPRENOL
- ELEMOL
- D-GALLOCATECHIN
- GINKGOLIDES
- ALPHA-HEXENAL
- GINNON
- GLUCOMANNAN
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- HOMOSERINE
- IPURANOL
- ISOLEUCINE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE
- 2-HEXENAL
- 3-O-[2''-O-[6''-O-(P-HYDROXY-TRANS-CINNAMOYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL]-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL]-KAEMPFEROL
- 3-O-[2''-O-[6''-O-(P-HYDROXY-TRANS-CINNAMOYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL]-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-7-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-QUERCETIN
- 3-O-[2''-O-[6''-O-(P-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYLOXY)-TRANS-CINNAMOYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL]-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-KAEMPFEROL
- 3-O-[2''-O-[6''-O-(P-HYDROXY-TRANS-CINNAMOYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL]-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-QUERCETIN
- 3-O-[2''-O-[6''-O-(P-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYLOXY)-TRANS-CINNAMOYL)-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL]-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-QUERCETIN
- 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- ISORHAMNETIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-7-O-GLUCOSIDE
- KILOCALORIES
- KYURENIC-ACID
- LUTEOLIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- 2,5,8-TRIMETHYLDIHYDRONAPHTHALENE
- PROPIONIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE
- SERINE
- STARCH
- TANNIN
- THYMOL
- TRICETIN
- TYROSINE
- VALINE
- WAX
- ZINC
- 10,11-(E)-6-OXO-DIHYDROATLANTONE
- 3'-O-METHYLMYRICETRIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- MUFA
- MYRICETIN
- MYRICETIN-3-O-RUTINOSIDE
- OPCS
- PROANTHOCYANIDINS
- PUFA
- QUERCETIN-3-0-RUTINOSIDE
- SEQUOJAFLAVONE
- SFA
- TERPENE-TRILACTONES
- WATER
- EPIGALLOCATECHOL
- (-)-EPICATECHIN
- (-)-EPICATECHOL
- (-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN
- (-)-EPI-GALLO-CATECHOL
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- THIAMINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
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