Ginkgo fruit cannot be eaten raw.

Ginkgo fruit, commonly known as ginkgo, is composed of a fleshy outer testa, a bony middle testa, a membranous inner testa, and a kernel. Ginkgo preserves health and prolongs life, and ginkgo was listed as a royal tribute in the Song Dynasty.

From the perspective of consumption methods, ginkgo mainly includes fried, baked, cooked, side dishes, pastries, preserves, canned foods, beverages and alcohol. It has the effects of eliminating phlegm, relieving cough, moistening the lungs, and relieving asthma, but it can cause poisoning after eating in large quantities.

However, because ginkgo contains cyanogenic glycosides, after eating a large amount of raw food, it will cause the user to suffer from poisoning symptoms such as vomiting, drowsiness, nausea, numbness of the lips, and in severe cases, confusion and severe Coma, life-threatening.

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