Ginkgo biloba is a mature seed of Ginkgo biloba, a deciduous tree of Ginkgo biloba, which is cultivated all over the country. Harvest the autumn seeds when they are ripe, remove the fleshy exocarp, wash them and dry them in the sun. When in use, the shell is removed and mashed. Raw or steamed. Seeds contain protein, starch, fatty oil, cyanosides, various amino acids, etc.

1) medicinal efficacy

Ginkgo biloba tastes sweet, bitter, astringent and flat; A little poisonous. Return to lung meridian. The taste is astringent, which can astringe the lung and relieve asthma on the upper side and stop the belt on the lower side. It is mild in nature and suitable for both cold and heat.

1. Eliminating phlegm and relieving asthma can be used to treat asthma with excessive phlegm.

2. Convergence dehumidification can treat leucorrhea with red discharge, turbid urine, frequent urination and enuresis.

2) Clinical application

1. Treat Meniere's syndrome-30g ginkgo, 6g dried ginger for nausea and vomiting, grind into fine powder and divide into 4 equal parts. Take 1 serving after breakfast and dinner.

2. Treatment of acne-first wash your face with warm water, then shell the ginkgo seeds, plane them with a blade, and often rub the affected area.

3) Use taboos

1. The overdose-poisoning reaction caused by taking Ginkgo biloba leaves has been recorded in ancient and modern medical books. Raw food is toxic, and cooked food can reduce toxicity, but it should not be excessive. The toxic dose of Ginkgo biloba is 7- 150 in children and 40-300 in adults. The poisoning dose is related to the degree of cooking. Ginkgo poisoning occurred 1- 12 hours after taking it, with symptoms of fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, convulsions and dyspnea, and severe cases died of respiratory failure. A few people have sensory disturbance and lower limb paralysis. Never use too much ginkgo. You should also pay attention to this when eating food made of ginkgo.

2. Irritation to the skin-The exocarp of Ginkgo biloba is toxic, which will irritate the skin and cause contact dermatitis and blisters. Allergic dermatitis can also occur when someone touches it.

4) Pharmacological knowledge

White fruit juice, ginkgo meat and ginkgolic acid have inhibitory effects on various staphylococci, streptococci, various bacilli and some pathogenic fungi in vitro. The antibacterial activity of pulp is stronger than that of peel. In addition, Ginkgo biloba has a paralyzing effect on the central nervous system. This product has low toxicity, and can inhibit many bacteria and fungi such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

How to eat ginkgo:

Ginkgo biloba is delicious and nutritious. It is used with pigs, sheep, beef and eggs. Thirteen kinds of more than 300 dishes are made by cooking methods such as boiling, frying, roasting, frying, steaming, stewing and stewing, all of which reflect the unique flavor and charm of Ginkgo biloba. At various banquets, the beauty of food has been greatly displayed. Common ones are: Shili Ginkgo, Ginkgo tremella soup, yuba Ginkgo porridge, Ginkgo stewed chicken, Ginkgo diced chicken, sugar-free Ginkgo, Ginkgo palm, honey Ginkgo, Ginkgo steamed cake, Ginkgo assorted cake, Ginkgo moon cake, Ginkgo West Gu Mi, Ginkgo Laba porridge, Ginkgo porridge, Ginkgo cheese, ginkgo can, ginkgo wine and so on.

To put it simply: you can cook porridge with stem rice, tremella, jujube and so on. If it is a vegetable, you can stew soup with your favorite meat, such as chicken, trotters, sparerib soup and so on.