Ginkgo fruit, commonly known as ginkgo, is composed of a fleshy outer testa, a bony middle testa, a membranous inner testa, and a kernel. They all have different medicinal values. Here we focus on the health care effects of ginkgo nuts. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Cooked food warms the lungs, replenishes qi, relieves asthma and cough, reduces stool, and relieves white turbidity; raw food reduces phlegm, disinfects and kills insects." Modern science has proven that Ginkgo biloba kernels have anti-E. coli, diphtheria, Staphylococcus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Streptococcus bacteria. Traditional Chinese medicine uses ginkgo seeds to treat bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis, leucorrhea, stranguria, spermatorrhea and other diseases. Ginkgo seeds can also remove freckles, smooth wrinkles, and treat sores and ringworm. For patients with cough and thin sputum, take 30 grams of ginkgo kernels and 15 grams of rock sugar decocted in water, twice a day, and it can be cured in half a month; for children with enuresis, use 5 ginkgo kernels to simmer, and take the kernels every night before going to bed for half a month. It can be effective. How to eat: 1. Cooking: Match it with beef, sheep, pork or poultry eggs, and use various methods such as frying, steaming, simmering, stewing, braising, braising, roasting, and stewing to make delicious dishes. (Folk delicacies: ginkgo whole duck, ginkgo braised chicken, ginkgo stewed chicken, ginkgo chicken, ginkgo steamed eggs, yuba and ginkgo porridge, honey ginkgo, ginkgo laba rice, ginkgo porridge, ginkgo sago rice, ginkgo palm seeds, ginkgo steamed nuts cakes, assorted ginkgo round cakes, ginkgo mooncakes, ginkgo cheese, sugar-free ginkgo, etc.). 2. Raw food: often soaked in boiling water and drank as tea. 3. Precautions for the recent development of fried ginkgo, ginkgo drinks, ginkgo wine, etc.: Ginkgo kernels, especially the embryos and cotyledons, contain a small amount of toxic substances such as ginkgolic acid, ginkgool and ginkgo alcohol. Excessive consumption of raw or cooked food may cause poisoning. Poisoning varies from person to person. Those with mild poisoning symptoms may show general malaise and lethargy, while those with severe poisoning symptoms may show vomiting, cramps, blue lips, nausea, difficulty breathing, etc. Those with mild poisoning can recover by drinking strong tea or coffee and resting in bed, while those with severe poisoning should be sent to the hospital for treatment. In order to eat ginkgo safely, the embryo and cotyledons should be removed, boiled in water first, and then the water and endotesta should be poured out, and then boiled or used for cooking. In addition, the sprouted ginkgo seeds cannot be eaten. When eating ginkgo seeds, be sure not to eat fish at the same time.