Ginkgo Biloba
Ginkgo biloba is an herb that has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine, and it’s even used in some conventional medicines today to treat various mental and neurological conditions, including vertigo. For example, ginkgo biloba has been suggested as an alternative treatment to meclizine (Antivert, Bonine), an antihistamine used to treat vertigo.
The way ginkgo works to relieve vertigo is still not entirely understood, but it appears that it helps with a chemical process that keeps us balanced when we move around. It increases blood flow to parts of the brain where this chemical process happens, which helps make those processes run more smoothly. It also appears that ginkgo might help prevent damage caused by the lack of oxygen that can happen when someone experiences vertigo. Furthermore, it may protect against tinnitus, a symptom of vertigo that causes people to hear noises in their ears when moving around.
For anyone who is dealing with vertigo or trying to prevent it from happening again, taking ginkgo biloba certainly can’t hurt. Many doctors recommend taking 50 mg of standardized ginkgo biloba extract every day. However, it may take several weeks to see results, so it’s important for people using ginkgo for vertigo to be patient and stick with their treatment plan.
