Pistachios are not made from ginkgo.

The difference between pistachio and ginkgo:

1. Different appearance

Pistachio is a dry fruit that looks similar to ginkgo, but the pistachio is cracked There are seams, which is the biggest difference from ginkgo. Ginkgo is actually Ginkgo, but it is different from Ginkgo. Ginkgo refers to the white ginkgo seed core, while ginkgo fruit refers to the general ginkgo seed core. The reason why ginkgo is listed separately is to avoid confusion with ginkgo.

2. Different nutritional values

As the more expensive dried fruit among dried fruits, pistachios are also very nutritious. Pistachios are rich in vitamin A, folic acid, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, and have high therapeutic value.

Ginkgo is rich in protein, crude fat, carotene, riboflavin, iron, calcium, phosphorus and other elements. It is a food that can be used both as medicine and food. It is usually made into dried fruit for consumption or cooking. Serve in soups or desserts.

3. Different dietary uses

Eating pistachios regularly can lower blood lipids. The arginine contained in them can prevent arteriosclerosis and lower cholesterol; the fruit coating of pistachios contains cyanine. It contains lutein, which can resist oxidation, and nuts contain lutein, which is good for eyesight. However, compared with ginkgo, the nutritional value is inferior.

Eating ginkgo is good for the lungs, relieving coughs, eliminating phlegm and relieving asthma. It can also protect the liver and blood vessels, and has the effect of lowering blood pressure and blood lipids. Women eating ginkgo can also beautify the skin and prevent and treat gynecological diseases. effect.

Extended information

Pistachios have been used as dietary tonics in my country for more than a thousand years. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Li Xun of Persian descent who wrote a book called "Haiyao Materia Medica" that specifically collected overseas medicines. Pistachios were included in the book. He said: "In fact, they look like hazelnuts. Persians call them Ayue." "Pistachio"

Because it was introduced from the Western Regions, Chen Zangqi, another pharmacologist in the Tang Dynasty, also called it "Hu Zhenzi" in his medicinal book "Supplements to Materia Medica". . In the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial physician Hu Sihui used its transliteration and called it "Bisida" in his diet therapy treatise "Yinshan Zhengyao" written specifically for the emperor. Today, my country's Xinjiang ethnic minority areas, Arab and Islamic countries, and Japan still call it "must answer".

Ginkgo ("daily use"), duck feet. ? Shi Zhen said: It is native to the south of the Yangtze River. Its leaves are like duck paws, so it is called duck feet. At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, it was called Ginkgo because it resembled a small apricot and had a white core. Today's name is Ginkgo. Mei Yaochen's poem: The duck-footed green plum is named because of its high leaves.

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Pistachio (Plant Fruit)

Baidu Encyclopedia-Ginkgo (Plant Seed)