1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
3 ingredients to use with caution
Think Smart with Gingko Biloba
BrandWhole Foods→Other Combinations Capsule 19 ingredients 3 caution DSLD #12093Net contents: 60 Capsule(s)
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2012-08-24
2 Ingredients (19)
IngredientGroupSafety
DMAEDeanol—
L-Pyroglutamic AcidPyroglutamic Acid—
10% triterpenesTriterpene (unspecified)—
Oriental GinsengOriental Ginseng—
14% ginsenosidesGinsenosides—
GinkgoGinkgo —
24% ginkgo flavonglycosidesGinkgo flavones—
6% Terpene lactonesTerpene Lactone (unspecified)—
Rice powderRice—
GelatinGelatin—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…
Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…
Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
3 Safety cross-reference
Niacin — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Flushing at >50 mg
⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution
L-Glutamine — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hepatic encephalopathy risk
⚠ May elevate ammonia
L-Tyrosine — Limited Evidence
⚠ May worsen hyperthyroidism
⚠ Migraine trigger in some
Gotu Kola — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hepatotoxicity (rare)
⚠ Drowsiness
Choline — Generally Safe
⚠ Fishy odor at high doses
Silicon — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
4 Label claims
• All Other
• Structure/Function
5 Data source
DSLD ID12093
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2012-08-24
6 More from Whole Foods
View Whole Foods Safety Scorecard → 14 products
B Daily EssentialsCal-MagCold Pressed Flax Seed Oil 1000 mgEchinacea & GoldensealEvening Primrose Oil 500 mgFish Oil 1000 mg7 Cite this page
Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Think Smart with Gingko Biloba — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Oct 18]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/dsld-12093/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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