Evidence for toxic effects of alkylphenols from Ginkgo biloba in the hen's egg test (HET)

Phytomedicine : International Journal of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacology
G Baron-Ruppert, N P Luepke

Abstract

Extracts from the leaves of the Gingko tree (Ginkgo biloba L.) are therapeutically used for the treatment of peripheral and cerebral vascular disorders as well as multi-infarct or Alzheimer-type dementia. As constituents with potential contact allergenic and toxic properties in crude Ginkgo extracts a group of alkylphenols (e.g., ginkgolic acids, ginkgol, bilobol) has been described. Thus, for reasons of drug safety a maximal concentration (< or = 5 ppm) of ginkgolic acids is requested by the Monograph of the Commission E of the former German Federal Health Agency (Bundesgesundheitsamt, BGA). During production of the standardized Ginkgo extract EGb 761, alkylphenols are largely eliminated as water insoluble compounds (decanter sludge) from the primary acetone extract. To further assess the adverse properties of alkylphenols, different fractions derived from the decanter sludge were evaluated for their embryotoxic effects in the hen's egg test (HET). A fraction enriched for ginkgolic acids (16%) and biflavones (6.7%) was found to induce death of 50% of the chick embryos (LD50) at a dose of 1.8 mg/egg (approximately/= 33 ppm). A similar strong lethal effect (LD50: 3.5 mg/egg; 64 ppm) was oberserved for a fraction which contained ...Continue Reading

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