Interaction Checker

Ginkgo biloba interactions

Ginkgo is best known for adding to bleeding risk with blood thinners.

Ginkgo biloba has 16 documented interactions across the FDA labels and fact sheets we index: 0 major, 16 moderate, 0 minor, and 0 where a label reports no significant interaction. Each entry below quotes the sentence behind it. This herbal and supplement page is a starting point, not a verdict for your situation.

Moderate interactions (16)

  • ApixabananticoagulantModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • AspirinNSAIDModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • Aspirin and dipyridamoleantiplatelet agentModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • Cilostazolantiplatelet agentModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • Clopidogrelantiplatelet agentModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • DabigatrananticoagulantModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • Dipyridamoleantiplatelet agentModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • EdoxabananticoagulantModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • EnoxaparinanticoagulantModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • FlibanserinCNS depressantModerate

    Multiple Concomitant Weak CYP3A4 Inhibitors Concomitant use of multiple weak CYP3A4 inhibitors that may include herbal supplements (e.g., ginkgo, resveratrol) or non-prescription drugs (e.g., cimetidine) could also lead to clinically relevant increases in flibanserin concentrations that may increase the risk of hypotension and syncope [see Drug Interactions (7)… (Flibanserin label, Warnings and precautions)

  • FondaparinuxanticoagulantModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • HeparinanticoagulantModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • Prasugrelantiplatelet agentModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • RivaroxabananticoagulantModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • Ticagrelorantiplatelet agentModerate

    Ginkgo may increase bleeding risk when taken with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. (NCCIH, Ginkgo)

  • WarfarinanticoagulantModerate

    Some botanicals may cause bleeding events when taken alone (e.g., garlic and Ginkgo biloba) and may have anticoagulant, antiplatelet, and/or fibrinolytic properties. (Warfarin label, Drug interactions)

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Not medical advice. Severity reflects the label's wording, not your circumstances. A "major" flag can be routine under supervision and a "minor" one can matter at high doses. Ask a pharmacist.