Is it a bad sign when someone has blood thin blood?

Question

and if so, can one take gingko biboa?

Answer 1

what do you mean by "blood thin blood"?  that makes no sense.

If you mean a type of anemia ( low number of red blood cells) then first one has to determine what kind of anemia.  It may be from poor nutrition, or blood loss or a type of disease (eg cancer) that destroys the blood cells or affects the bone marrow.

If you mean "too thin" because it doesn't clot properly, that may be indicative of a different type of problem.  Low platelets may suggest a bone marrow disease, lack of clotting factors may indicate a nutritional problem or liver disease.  Or maybe they are taking a blood "thinner" like aspirin or coumadin.

Your question is kind of vague, but I tried to give you some factual information anyway.   Proper treatment depends on proper diagnosis.

There is no evidence gingko biloba does anything at all...it has been touted as a memory booster, but that has been proven false in several very large randomized double blind trials.  It has never been proposed as a treatment for "thin blood", and there is no evidence suggestive it does anything there either.

Answer 2

Gingko Biloba will improve your circulation, but it will not treat anemia.  Increasing your dietary iron can help, but more helpful would be finding the cause.  For instance, a common cause of anemia is taking medications containing aspirin or ibuprofen, as they cause gastrointestinal bleeding.

Answer 3

I have thin blood, and my Doc. said it is genetic.  He told me to avoid aspirin, ibuprofen and garlic pills.