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INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: BAI GUO (YIN XING YE) - 白果 - SEMEN GINKGO

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Semen Ginkgo
Common English:	Ginkgo Nut

PROPERTIES

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Bitter Astringent	Neutral Slightly Toxic	Kidney Lung (Heart)	3-10g Tincture: 2-4ml

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Astringes the Lungs, expels Phlegm and stops wheezing

Phlegm in the Lungs with wheezing and coughing (especially useful for chronic coughs or those with copious Phlegm)

Lung Heat asthma

Stabilizes the Lower Jiao, eliminates Dampness, stops discharge and astringes the urine

Lower Jiao Deficiency with vaginal discharge and turbid urine (used for both Deficiency and Damp-Heat)

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated for those with Excess conditions.
Contraindicated for those with Exterior patterns during the initial stages of a cough.
Contraindicated for those with Lung Yin Deficiency with cough with sticky, yellow Phlegm.
Contraindicated for those with Cold and Dampness.
Use caution with viscous sputum that is difficult to expectorate.
Use with caution during pregnancy.
It is slightly toxic. Do not take in large quantities or for a long time.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Bai Guo Ye may alter bleeding time and should be used with caution for those anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications such as warfarin.
Bai Guo Ye extract may potentiate the antiplatelet and antithrombotic effects of ticlopidine.
discontinue use two to three weeks prior to surgery.

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi	Rx. Glehniae/Adenophorae Sha Shen Colla Corii Asini E Jiao	Sm. Euryales Qian Shi Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
Coughing and wheezing with excessive yellow sputum due to Lung Deficiency with Hot Phlegm.	Chronic cough with Lung Deficiency.	Vaginal discharge due to Spleen Deficiency with Dampness.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Sm Plantaginis Che Qian Zi	Sm. Nelumbinis Lian Zi Fr. Piperis *Hu Jiao* Chicken	Ootheca Mantidis Sang Piao Xiao Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren
Damp-Heat induced, yellow vaginal discharge with a foul odor.	Thin, watery vaginal discharge due to Lower Jiao Deficiency.	Urinary frequency and incontinence.
Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang	Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang Fr. Perillae Zi Su Zi Flos Farfarae Kuan Dong Hua Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren	Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
Calms wheezing.	Asthma, dyspnea or coughing.	Chronic coughing with loss of voice.
Gecko Ge Jie	Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi	Rx. Glehniae/Adenophorae Sha Shen Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
Chronic wheezing due to Kidney and Lung Qi Deficiency.	Accelerated respiration with yellow Phlegm.	Feeble, dry cough.
Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen	Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao	Fol. Celosiae Ji Guan Hua
Chronic loss of voice with Dryness.	Spermatorrhea.	White vaginal discharge due to Kidney Deficiency.
Rx. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Bei Xie Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren	Rx. Linderae Wu Yao Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren Fr. Rubi Fu Pen Zi Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu
Cloudy urine. Frequent urination	Frequent urination. Enuresis

NOTES

Some sources say that this herb stops bleeding.
Symptoms of overdose include headache, fever, tremors, irritability and dyspnea.
The antidote is 60 gm Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao or 30 gm of boiled Ginkgo shells.
Include the hard shells and thin linings of the seeds to prevent side effects.
Overdoses can lead to skin disorders and in serious cases, shedding of the mucous membranes.
It is used when there is a large amount of sputum and especially when there is Lung weakness.
Ginkgo seeds are used as food but are slightly toxic and can adversely affect children if used too much.
When used for coughs and wheezing, it is most suitable for patterns that tend toward Heat.
The Gingko tree is the oldest species of tree in existence.
It is also called silver apricot.
Both Bai Guo and Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi astringe the Lungs to treat cough and wheezing and treat lower burner pathology. Bai Guo primarily restrains the Lungs to stop wheezing and is most appropriate for wheezing due to Lung Heat with profuse Phlegm. It treats turbid vaginal discharge primarily due to Dampness. Wu Wei Zi primarily astringes the Lungs to stop coughs but it is warmer and thus better suited to chronic coughs due to Lung Deficiency or cough and wheezing due to Lung Cold with profuse Phlegm. It astringes the Lower Jiao and enriches Kidney water and is mainly used for enuresis, urinary frequency, spermatorrhea and diarrhea. It also generates Fluids and restrains the Heart Qi to treat injury to the Qi and Yin leading to insatiable thirst, excessive sweating, irritability and insomnia.
Dry-fried Gingko Chao Bai Guo is less toxic and a stronger astringent to settle wheezing, astringe urine and stop vaginal discharge.
Gingko Leaf (Folium Gingko) Bai Guo Ye or Yin Xing Ye is sweet, bitter, astringent and neutral. It enters the Lung channel and preserves the Lungs and calm wheezing while invigorating the Blood and stopping pain. It treats cough from Lung Deficiency, a stifling sensation in the chest and chest pain. The dosage is 3-6g. Powdered and made into cakes, they stop dysenteric disorder. It also treats peripheral, cerebral and coronary vascular disorders. It also helps varicose veins. It tonifies Kidney Jing to treat mental focus, poor memory dizziness and depression associated with premature senility. It prevents premature aging and damage by environmental toxins.