Bonn, Germany, January 29 -- Patients with epilepsy using gingko biloba, commonly used herbal remedy, may face an increased risk of seizures, warns a novel German research.
Seizure is defined as an abnormal movement or behavior due to unusual electrical activity in the brain, according to WebMD. Epilepsy is a group of related disorders characterized by a tendency for recurrent seizures.
German scientists, writing in the Journal of Natural products, said that they were convinced that the herb could have a “detrimental effect.”
"Contrary to our own previous assumption, we are now convinced, however, that G. biloba medications and other products can have a detrimental effect on a person's health condition," they said.
