Ginkgo Biloba
Some plants are herbs.
Some are flowers.
And some are living timekeepers,
like Ginkgo Biloba, the tree that has witnessed the rise and fall of empires, the shifting of continents, the silence after fire.
At Soulcraft Apotheca, Ginkgo is not just a brain herb. It is a guardian of memory, circulation, and ancestral resilience. The oldest living tree species on Earth, Ginkgo reminds us that endurance can be graceful, and that true wisdom is both rooted and responsive.
✦ The Medicine of Movement and Memory
Ginkgo’s fan-shaped leaves hold within them centuries of use in Traditional Chinese Medicine and modern clinical applications alike. Most known for improving cognitive function and circulation, Ginkgo works best over time, building resilience and re-patterning the pathways of perception.
Used for:
Brain fog, memory loss, and slow cognition
Poor circulation (especially to the brain and extremities)
Tinnitus, dizziness, and peripheral neuropathy
Mood stability in burnout or trauma recovery
Spiritual rituals involving ancestral connection and focus
It’s a tonic, not a quick fix. But in long-term use, it builds clarity, blood flow, and a sense of mental presence many of us have forgotten how to inhabit.
✦ How We Use It at Soulcraft
NeuroCraft Caps: a capsule formulation intended for long-term daily support for neurogenesis and neuroplasiticity
✦ Energetics & Spirit Work
Temperature: Slightly warming
Tissue State: Stagnant, slow, cool, damp
Taste: Slightly bitter, astringent, green
Elemental: Air & Earth
Planetary Signature: Mercury (mind, communication) and Saturn (longevity, structure)
Chakra Affinity: Third Eye & Crown
Ginkgo supports the clearing of mental clutter, helping you connect more easily to your own thoughts, and to thoughts that feel like they’re coming from somewhere older, ancestors, guides, or dreams.
It can be used ritually in:
Grief rituals to honor those who came before
Focus spells for learning, exams, or divination
Offerings to elders, spirit keepers, or the land itself
✦ A Final Reminder
To work with Ginkgo is to walk with an elder.
Not one who speaks loudly, but one who carries silence like scripture.
Ginkgo doesn’t shout wisdom. It grows it.
In times of forgetfulness, of who we are, where we come from, what matters, Ginkgo gently brings us back.
To breath.
To blood.
To presence.
Explore our Ginkgo blends in the Apotheca →