Edible ginkgo:
Ginkgo biloba was listed as a royal tribute in the Song Dynasty. Japanese people have the habit of eating ginkgo every day. Westerners must eat ginkgo at Christmas. As far as eating methods are concerned, Ginkgo biloba mainly includes fried food, baked food, cooked food, side dishes, cakes, candied fruit, canned food, beverages and alcohol.
However, improper dosage and eating method of Ginkgo biloba can cause poisoning. In order to prevent ginkgo poisoning, cooked food and eating less are the fundamental methods. Raw food (with shell and coating) 5-7 capsules for adults and 2-5 capsules for children according to their age and weight, which can be taken again after 4 hours. Raw food must be shelled, red and soft, and removed from the heart (germ). If it is cooked food, it is advisable to take 20~30 capsules each time, such as shelling, removing red soft film and removing embryo, even if the dose is large, poisoning will not occur.
The taste is flat, sweet and bitter, and the toxicity is small; Lung and kidney meridians of human body.
Efficacy is mainly used to astringe lung qi, relieve asthma and cough, relieve stranguria, reduce defecation, disinfect and kill insects. Indications: Asthma, phlegm cough, wet dream, leucorrhea, turbid urine, infantile diarrhea, insect accumulation, intestinal wind and visceral toxicity, gonorrhea, frequent urination, scabies, lacquered sores and leukoplakia.
Every 100g nutrient contains protein 6.4g, fat 2.4g, carbohydrate 36g, crude fiber 1.2g, sucrose 52g, reducing sugar 1. 1, calcium 10mg and phosphorus 2 1 8mg.
Medicinal uses of Ginkgo biloba L.:
The medicinal use of Ginkgo biloba is mainly reflected in three aspects: medicine, pesticide and veterinary medicine. In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen once said: "Entering the lung meridian can benefit the temper, stop asthma and cough, and reduce defecation." Ginkgo biloba in Ben Feng Jing Yuan written by Zhang Lulu in Qing Dynasty has the effects of resolving phlegm, detoxicating and killing insects, and can be used to treat "furuncle, ulceration of mammary abscess, dental caries, infantile diarrhea, leucorrhea with red and white discharge, chronic stranguria, nocturnal emission and enuresis". In the Ming Dynasty, Chinese patent medicines made of Ginkgo biloba appeared in Jiangsu, Sichuan and other places for clinical use.
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1. Antimicrobial and bactericidal Ginkgo biloba L. contains ginkgolic acid and ginkgol, which have been proved by experiments to have antibacterial and bactericidal effects, and can be used to treat respiratory infectious diseases. Ginkgo biloba extract can inhibit various fungi to varying degrees, and can relieve itching and treat tinea.
2. Eliminating illness and relieving cough Ginkgo biloba is sweet and bitter, and has the effect of astringing lung qi, relieving asthma and relieving cough. It has an auxiliary dietotherapy effect on cough caused by lung diseases, asthma with weak constitution in the elderly and asthma with various phlegm types.
3. Ginkgolic acid and ginkgol contained in the testa of Ginkgo biloba have anti-tuberculosis effects. Ginkgo biloba leaves soaked in oil have a strong inhibitory effect on mycobacterium tuberculosis, and fresh fruits soaked in raw vegetable oil have a certain effect on improving symptoms such as fever, night sweats, cough and hemoptysis, and loss of appetite caused by tuberculosis. Therefore, it can be used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis.
4. Stop turbidity and reduce stool. Modern medical research has found that the so-called Ginkgo biloba can contract the sphincter of bladder. It can be used for the adjuvant treatment of infantile enuresis, frequent micturition due to qi deficiency, excessive leucorrhea and unconsolidated nocturnal emission.
5. Lowering serum cholesterol and dilating coronary arteries Ginkgo biloba leaves contain shikimic acid, ginkgetin, isoflavones and sterols. In recent years, it has been used to treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, cerebral vasospasm, hypercholesterolemia and other diseases. Introduce several ways to eat ginkgo:
Ginkgo soup: use 7 ginkgo nuts every morning, smash them, put some white rock sugar or a little sesame oil, and take them with boiling water. (used for colds and coughs).
Ginkgo porridge: After the white rice porridge is ready, mash the gingko and put it in the pot, and put some sugar when drinking. emergency department
(Note: The above two ways of eating are to stick thin skin on ginkgo, don't peel it, mash it and put it in together. The outermost shell can be washed with water and boiled with water, which can cure high blood pressure. )
Third, stir-frying with warm fire will naturally explode. It tastes sweet and fragrant. A little bitter.
4. Ginkgo biloba, also known as Ginkgo biloba, is mainly eaten by roasting, boiling, frying and side dishes. Cooking with meat is called "longevity meat" and cooking with dates is called "longevity rice". Before eating ginkgo, fry it in a pot for five minutes. After peeling off the shell, wrap the nuts with cloth and rub gently to remove the seed coat inside. You can also boil the shelled Ginkgo biloba in water for about ten minutes, and gently grind it in boiling water with a claw to remove the seed coat. Peeled almonds can be stewed with trotters, chickens, ducks and beef, or boiled with fresh pork, chicken, lettuce and Chinese cabbage for ten minutes. Ginkgo biloba is favored by more and more consumers because of its crystal clear appearance, crisp and sweet taste and obvious health care function. Ginkgo biloba, or Ginkgo biloba, is delicious and nutritious. It can be used as a precious medicinal diet, and can also be made into many precious cakes, cans or other processed foods. It has been recorded in the book: Shili Ginkgo, Yuba ginkgo porridge, Ginkgo Stewed Chicken, Ginkgo Diced Chicken, Ginkgo Steamed Duck, Ginkgo without Core Sugar, Ginkgo Palm, Honey Ginkgo, Ginkgo Steamed Cake, Ginkgo Assorted Cake, Ginkgo Mooncake, Ginkgo West Gu Mi, Ginkgo Laba Porridge, ginkgo porridge, Ginkgo Cheese, Ginkgo Canned Wine, and so on.
The edible methods of Ginkgo biloba can be divided into the following categories:
First, as a seasoning in dishes. Ginkgo biloba used as a mixture must first remove the seed coat from the bone. Mesocarp can be removed by mechanical crushing in the direction of abdominal suture. The peeled kernel is covered by a light brown membranous inner seed coat. Just soak it in boiling water for 3 ~ 5 minutes and you can tear it. In addition to the seed coat, ginkgo fruit can be used as ingredients, whether it is roast chicken, stewed duck, barbecue or stewed hoof. At this time, the white pulp is particularly mellow, which can eliminate the common greasy feeling when eating meat in time, greatly increase people's appetite and play a role in regulating appetite.
As a seasoning in dishes, ginkgo biloba should be placed in the back. This is because the starch of ginkgo biloba is easy to gelatinize. In order to keep the fragrance of ginkgo as much as possible, it is best to add ginkgo after the hooves of chickens and ducks are basically cooked. Cook it a little and serve it in time. This kind of food is not only delicious, but also has no worries about poisoning, so it is very popular.
Second, as an important ingredient of the cake. When ginkgo nuts are used as the ingredients of cakes, they can increase the waxy taste of cakes and the edible value of cakes, making eating cakes an auxiliary means to prevent and treat diseases.
Third, as an important snack or disease-preventing food. The habit of selling ginkgo soup on the street in Guangdong Province has a long history. The fragrant and delicious ginkgo soup can satisfy hunger and cure diseases, so it has always been popular. On the streets of Suzhou, you can often hear the cries of "Fried Ginkgo biloba". Now some people remove the embryo of ginkgo biloba, grind it, pour it into boiling water, and then drink it directly with sugar or with milk. It is said that this way of eating, as long as you insist on taking 3 ~ 7 capsules a day, will have an extremely obvious nourishing and strengthening effect. Because the starch of ginkgo biloba is delicate, it is easy to form a paste after boiling water. This way of eating is also feasible.
There are many ways to use it: stir-frying, roasting, steaming, simmering, stewing, stewing, burning, etc. Such as Ginkgo Duck, Ginkgo Stewed Chicken and ginkgo porridge.
Note: Do not take Ginkgo biloba leaves with aspirin or anticoagulant at the same time. If Ginkgo biloba leaves are combined with aspirin, it will prolong the clotting time and easily cause bleeding. Moreover, postoperative patients, pregnant women and physiological women should also avoid taking Ginkgo biloba leaves to avoid bleeding accidents. In order to prevent ginkgo biloba poisoning, cooked food and eating less are the fundamental methods. If eaten raw, adults should take 5-7 capsules (with shell coating), and children should take 2-5 capsules each time according to their age and weight, and they can take it again after 4 hours. When eaten raw, it is best to remove the shell, red soft film and heart (germ). It is advisable to take 20-30 pieces of cooked food at a time, such as shelling, removing red soft film and removing embryo for cooking, even if the dosage is large, poisoning will not occur.