The reason why Ginkgo fruits stink is actually because the outer testa of Ginkgo biloba contains butyric acid and enanthic acid. After it is broken, it will emit a stench like fat deterioration and fruit rot. Remove the outer shell of the ginkgo fruit, scald it with boiling water to remove the inner seed coat, cut the tips of the ginkgo kernels, and remove the ginkgo core to remove the odor.

Ginkgo contains a variety of nutrients. In addition to starch, protein, fat, and sugar, it also contains trace amounts of vitamin C, riboflavin, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, and magnesium. elements, as well as ingredients such as ginkgolic acid, ginkgool, five-carbon polysaccharides, and liposterols.

It has dietary and medical effects such as replenishing lung qi, treating cough and asthma, stopping turbid vaginal discharge, reducing stool, smoothing wrinkles, protecting blood vessels, and increasing blood flow. It also has the effects of unblocking blood vessels, improving brain function, delaying brain aging in the elderly, enhancing memory, and treating Alzheimer's disease and insufficient blood supply to the brain.

Extended information:

Ginkgo is an ancient tree species that survived the Quaternary glaciers. Its leaves, seed kernels and outer testa all contain medicinal ingredients, and it is known as "the whole body." Treasure’s living fossil”. The kernel of Ginkgo is called Ginkgo. It has been eaten in my country for thousands of years and has been used medicinally for more than 600 years. Its efficacy was recorded in the ancient medical book "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".

Although ginkgo is good, you cannot eat it casually because it is toxic to a certain extent and has three taboos:

1. Do not eat it raw.

Raw ginkgo not only tastes bitter, but also contains toxic substances such as cyanogenic glycosides and ginkgo acid. Therefore, before eating, the seed coat should be removed, soaked for more than half a day, and cooked thoroughly before eating.

2. It is not advisable to eat too much.

Eating raw or excessive amounts of ginkgo can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea and vomiting in mild cases, convulsions, coma, and even death due to respiratory paralysis. It is recommended that the daily intake be controlled at 5 to 10 grams, that is, adults should not exceed 10 pills per day.

3. Children should eat with caution.

Children have low tolerance to toxins and are easily poisoned if they eat unprocessed ginkgo.

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