Drug & supplement interaction

Ginkgo + Minoxidil

Minoxidil brand names: Loniten, Rogaine, Minoxidil.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Ginkgo and Minoxidil in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Ginkgo and Minoxidil

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Minoxidil and Ginkgo in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Ginkgo safety at a glance

Ginkgo overall Use caution Generally well tolerated in healthy adults but may increase bleeding risk, so use with caution.
Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe When used orally. There is concern that ginkgo might have labor-inducing and hormonal effects. There is also concern that the antiplatelet effects of ginkgo cou... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Avoid Safety has not been established while breastfeeding, so avoid use.

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Minoxidil and Ginkgo? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Minoxidil

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Minoxidil is filed under 4 classifications — including vasodilators, antihypertensive drugs, topical drugs. Ginkgo has documented interactions with 23 drug classes — the most serious being talinolol (major), alprazolam (xanax) (moderate) and anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs (moderate) — and none of Minoxidil’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Ginkgo Does Interact With Other Medications

Ginkgo has 1 major, 1,265 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Minoxidil isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Major 1 Moderate 1,265 No known interaction 1,564 (incl. Minoxidil)
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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Ginkgo and Minoxidil May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • A severe skin reaction Worth acting on Additional detail

    Ginkgo

    “Orally, ginkgo leaf extract is generally well tolerated when used for up to 6 years. However, the seed and crude plant contain toxic constituents and should be avoided.

    Intravenously, ginkgo leaf extract seems to be well tolerated when used for up to 30 days.

    Topically, no adverse effects have been reported with ginkgo as a single ingredient.”

    Ginkgo · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in arrhythmia.

    “Orally, ginkgo leaf extract can cause allergic skin reactions in some patients. In one case, a patient developed acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis 48 hours after taking a single-ingredient ginkgo product. The rash resolved within 10 days after discontinuing ginkgo. In another case, progressive erythema of the face, neck, trunk, and extremities occurred after two 60 mg oral doses of ginkgo extract.”

    Ginkgo · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in erythema.

    5 sources cited
    1. 14449. Pennisi RS. Acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis induced by the herbal remedy Ginkgo biloba. Med J Aust 2006;184:583-4. PubMed
    2. 15578. Woelk H, Arnoldt KH, Kieser M, Hoerr R. Ginkgo biloba special extract EGb 761 in generalized anxiety disorder and adjustment disorder with anxious mood: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Psychiatr Res 2007;41:472-80. PubMed
    3. 112946. Burnett CL, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, et al. Safety Assessment of Ginkgo biloba-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics. Int J Toxicol. 2023 Nov 6:10915818231210792.
    4. 208. Davydov L, Stirling AL. Stevens-Johnson syndrome with Ginkgo biloba. J Herb Pharmacother 2001;1:65-9. DOI
    5. 95672. Han EJ, Park HL, Kim SH. Allergic Reaction to Ginkgo Nut on FDG PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Sep;41(9):716-7. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001276. PubMed

    Minoxidil

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Minoxidil. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • Swelling Additional detail

    Ginkgo

    “Topically, ginkgo fruit pulp can cause contact dermatitis, with intense itching, edema, papules, and pustules which take 7-10 days to resolve after stopping contact.”

    Ginkgo · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.

    1 source cited
    1. 112946. Burnett CL, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, et al. Safety Assessment of Ginkgo biloba-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics. Int J Toxicol. 2023 Nov 6:10915818231210792.

    Minoxidil

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Minoxidil. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Ginkgo but not commonly for Minoxidil: stomach upset, fainting, an irregular heartbeat and an allergic reaction.

Effects for Minoxidil come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Ginkgo come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Special populations

Ginkgo in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe

When used orally. There is concern that ginkgo might have labor-inducing and hormonal effects. There is also concern that the antiplatelet effects of ginkgo could prolong bleeding time if taken around the time of labor and delivery. Theoretically, ginkgo might adversely affect pregnancy outcome; avoid using during pregnancy.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

Overlapping uses

What Minoxidil Is Prescribed For, and What Ginkgo Has Been Studied For

These two come up together because they touch the same health topic — not because they do the same job. Minoxidil is a prescription medicine with approved uses on its FDA label. Ginkgo is a supplement: what follows is what researchers have looked at it for, and how strong that evidence is.

Minoxidil is prescribed for: Minoxidil tablets are used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) — specifically in patients who haven't responded well to other blood pressure medications. They are a powerful option reserved for difficult-to-control cases. Topical minoxidil products — including solutions, sprays, gels, and foams from many brands — are used to regrow hair on the top of the scalp (called the vertex). Products labeled for men and for women may differ; for example, Bosley MD Regular Strength for Women and Dizop Minoxidil Topical Gel are each labeled for their specific intended users.

Ginkgo has been studied for:

  • Stroke Natural Medicines rates the evidence for Ginkgo: Possibly Effective Read what the research shows

    Ginkgo for stroke

    Oral and intravenous ginkgo may modestly improve certain aspects of neurological recovery from both hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke; intravenous ginkgo might be more effective.

Effectiveness ratings and the research summaries above are the verbatim record from the Natural Medicines database, which grades evidence from “Effective” down to “Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate”. A rating below the top of that scale means researchers have looked at it — not that it works, and never that it can stand in for a prescribed medicine. Do not stop or replace Minoxidil on your own; if you are taking Ginkgo for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.

From our Q&A

Questions About Ginkgo or Minoxidil

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Ginkgo or Minoxidil, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Minoxidil

This page covers Ginkgo only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Minoxidil page lists 139 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), American Hellebore (major), American Mistletoe (major), Tyramine (major) and Adrafinil (moderate).

By severity: 4 major · 113 moderate · 22 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Minoxidil page

“American hellebore heads the concerns for anyone taking minoxidil (Loniten, Rogaine), because even small amounts of its alkaloids lower blood pressure on their own, a dangerous match with one of the most potent pressure-lowering drugs prescribed. It is one of four major-rated entries among the 139 supplements and herbs on record, and t…”

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One more smart check

Taking Ginkgo as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 4,399 real supplement products containing Ginkgo, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Ginkgo. Even though Ginkgo itself has no known interaction with Minoxidil, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Ginkgo and Minoxidil Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Ginkgo
Top 5%

#63 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Minoxidil
Top 5%

#111 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?
  • Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Ginkgo reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Ginkgo and Minoxidil records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 2026.
  • What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Ginkgo

What is Ginkgo?

Ginkgo
  • Memory and cognitive support
  • Age-related mental decline
  • Circulation problems
  • Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
  • Dizziness or vertigo

Ginkgo is one of the world's most popular herbal supplements, mostly taken to support memory and circulation. The evidence for these uses is mixed and generally weak, and it is not proven to prevent memory loss or dementia. It is usually well tolerated in healthy adults, but it can thin the blood, so talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using it.

Ginkgo biloba · Ginkgoaceae · Leaves (standardized leaf extract); seeds are used in some traditional preparations · Capsules, tablets, standardized liquid extracts, tea

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Ginkgo is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Ginkgo record says about it on its own.

Ginkgo: dosing

There is no single official dose for ginkgo, and the right amount depends on the product and reason for use. Studies have used standardized leaf extracts, but strengths vary a lot between brands.The best approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not take more than recommended.

From our Ginkgo monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Ginkgo monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Minoxidil

What Is Minoxidil Used For?

Brand names: Loniten, Rogaine, Minoxidil

Minoxidil tablets are used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) — specifically in patients who haven't responded well to other blood pressure medications. They are a powerful option reserved for difficult-to-control cases.

Topical minoxidil products — including solutions, sprays, gels, and foams from many brands — are used to regrow hair on the top of the scalp (called the vertex). Products labeled for men and for women may differ; for example, Bosley MD Regular Strength for Women and Dizop Minoxidil Topical Gel are each labeled for their specific intended users.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Minoxidil

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (0 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Adverse drug reaction 8,585 reports
Alopecia 3,803 reports
Application site pruritus 2,926 reports
Overdose 1,461 reports
Application site irritation 1,420 reports
See full Minoxidil drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Ginkgo

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Ginkgo — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

1Major
1,265Moderate
0Minor
1,563No known interaction
1 Major 1,265 Moderate 1,563 No interaction
Major

1 interaction

Moderate

1,265 interactions

Showing 60 of 1,265 moderate interactions — see all 1,265 on the Ginkgo page.

No interaction 1,563 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Ginkgo against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 1,563 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Ginkgo list.

See the full Ginkgo interactions page
See every supplement checked against Minoxidil, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Ginkgo References

The 97 references that drive our Ginkgo monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

  1. Davydov L, Stirling AL. Stevens-Johnson syndrome with Ginkgo biloba. J Herb Pharmacother 2001;1:65-9. DOI
  2. Benjamin J, Muir T, Briggs K, Pentland B. A case of cerebral haemorrhage-can Ginkgo biloba be implicated? Postgrad Med J 2001;77:112-3.
  3. Matthews, MK. Association of Ginkgo biloba with intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology 1998;50:1934.
  4. Rowin J, Lewis SL. Spontaneous bilateral subdural hemotomas with chronic Ginkgo biloba ingestion. Neurology 1996;46:1775-6.
  5. Rosenblatt M, Mindel T. Spontaneous hyphema associated with ingestion of Ginkgo biloba extract. N Engl J Med 1997;336:1108.
  6. Fessenden JM, Wittenborn W, Clarke L. Gingko biloba: a case report of herbal medicine and bleeding postoperatively from a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Am Surg 2001;67:33-5. DOI
  7. Gurley BJ, Gardner SF, Hubbard MA. Clinical assessment of potential cytochrome P450-mediated herb-drug interactions. AAPS Ann Mtg & Expo Indianapolis, IN: 2000; Oct 29 - Nov 2:presentation #3460.
  8. Cohen AJ, Bartlik B. Ginkgo biloba for antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction. J Sex Marital Ther 1998;24:139-43. PubMed
  9. Kudolo GB. The effect of 3-month ingestion of Ginkgo biloba extract on pancreatic beta-cell function in response to glucose loading in normal glucose tolerant individuals. J Clin Pharmacol 2000;40:647-54.
  10. Heck AM, DeWitt BA, Lukes AL. Potential interactions between alternative therapies and warfarin. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2000;57:1221-7. DOI
  11. Cesarani A, Meloni F, Alpini D, et al. Ginkgo biloba (EGb 761) in the treatment of equilibrium disorders. Adv Ther 1998;15:291-304.
  12. Galluzzi S, Zanetti O, Binetti G, et al. Coma in a patient with Alzheimer's disease taking low dose trazodone and Ginkgo biloba. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000;68:679-80. DOI
  13. Budzinski JW, Foster BC, Vandenhoek S, Arnason JT. An in vitro evaluation of human cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibition by selected commercial herbal extracts and tinctures. Phytomedicine 2000;7:273-82. PubMed
  14. Gregory PJ. Seizure associated with Ginkgo biloba? Ann Intern Med 2001;134:344.
  15. Granger AS. Ginkgo biloba precipitating epileptic seizures. Age Ageing 2001;30:523-5. PubMed

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Ginkgo and Minoxidil Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Ginkgo with Minoxidil?
We do not list a known interaction between Ginkgo and Minoxidil. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.
Do Ginkgo and Minoxidil have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 2 of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.
Are Ginkgo and Minoxidil used for the same thing?
They overlap in purpose, which usually means the real question is whether you need both rather than whether they are safe together. This page lists the shared uses and how strong the evidence is for Ginkgo in each. That is a conversation for your prescriber, especially if Minoxidil is being adjusted to a target.
How was the Ginkgo and Minoxidil combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Minoxidil is filed under 4 classifications, and Ginkgo has documented interactions with 23 drug classes — none of Minoxidil's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.
Does Ginkgo interact with any other medications?
Yes. Ginkgo has 1,266 documented drug interactions in our database — Minoxidil is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.
Does Minoxidil interact with any supplements?
Yes. Minoxidil has documented interactions with 139 supplements in our database — Ginkgo is not one of them. The Minoxidil interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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