Originally Posted by Pringles Can
Just wondering if Kingpole or maybe someone else could recommend a daily dosage for Ginko?
Between 120 and 240mg of standardized Ginkgo Biloba per day in divided dosage.
Ginkgo takes 1.5 to 3 hours to get you horny, 14 days to see results in erection improvement. However loss of sex drive goes hand in hand with erectile dysfuntion.
If you are not horny with in three hours you need to keep taking it. Also I would eat protein foods to elevate testosterone levels to give back libido.
From what I read in wikipedia ginkgo does raise testosterone levels, but you also have to cut back on or give up those substances that cause libido/erections to fall as well.
Beer
Pain killers
Aperin (especially in older men, does not cause ED in younger men say younger than 50)
Loop diuretics
Marijuana
Cigarettes
Anti depressants
Certain anti hypertensive drugs
If you are on any of the above two, ask your doctor to switch you over to Wellbutin or an hypertensive that will not cause erectile dysfuntion or loss of libido.
Ginkgo Biloba trumps the anti erection effects of depression medications and may even help with those blood pressure medications that cause erectile dysfunction as a side effect. It may take longer than 14 days and you may have to take the upper dose wich is 240mg of Gingko Biloba to counteract the ED ability of these drugs.
Ginkgo is an anti aggregate and will cause prolonged bleeding, so don’t get yourself shot. Stop ginkgo use 7 days prior to surgery. Do not take ginkgo with aspirin or NSAIDS.
Other natural herbs that help control blood pressure without causing ED.
Policosinol (Really great if your cholesterol is really really high)
Green tea for severe hypertension
Golden root
Garlic and cayenne
Black tea for milder hypertension
Arginine
Ginkgo Biloba
For depression:
St Johns Wart
Golden Root
Ginseng (providing you are not prone to anxiety or hypertension)
Glutamine
Fish oil (Great for ADD and HADD)