Ginkgo is a specialty plant in my country. It is a dioecious deciduous tree. In the long process of evolution, most of the plants of the same era as Ginkgo have become extinct, but it has survived and is still graceful and graceful. Therefore, it is called a "living fossil" of gymnosperms 250 million years ago.

Ginkgo Chinese medicine is also called ginkgo. Its nature and flavor are sweet, bitter, astringent and flat. poisonous. Returns to the lung meridian. It has the effects of astringing the lungs, relieving asthma, stopping belts, and reducing urination. Ginkgo is astringent and astringent. It can astringe the lungs, calm asthma and reduce phlegm. It is commonly used to treat asthma and cough. For example, if the lungs and kidneys are deficient in asthma, it can be used in combination with Schisandra chinensis, walnut meat, etc. If the cough and asthma are caused by wind and cold, ephedra can be used together with it. At the same time, ginkgo can be used for symptoms such as white turbid vaginal discharge, frequent urination, and enuresis. If the leucorrhea is increased and is yellowish in color and smelly due to exposure to damp and heat, you can use Cortex Phellodendron, Plantago Seed, etc. Because ginkgo is slightly poisonous, overdose can cause poisoning, resulting in abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, fever, cyanosis, coma and convulsions. In severe cases, respiratory paralysis can lead to death.

The effects of Ginkgo include astringing the lungs, calming asthma, stopping vaginal discharge and reducing urination. It is mainly used to treat asthma, phlegm and cough, vaginal discharge, white turbidity, frequent urination, enuresis, etc. Modern medical research shows that ginkgo has the effects of unblocking blood vessels, improving brain function, delaying brain aging, enhancing memory, and treating insufficient blood supply to the brain. It also has preventive and therapeutic effects on cerebral thrombosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and other diseases. Regular consumption of ginkgo can also nourish yin, nourish the skin, resist aging, expand capillaries, promote blood circulation, and make people's skin and face rosy and energetic. In addition to the above clinical effects, Ginkgo also has the effects of treating acne and whitening skin. Ginkgo has varying degrees of inhibitory effects on various types of pathogens, and the pulp has stronger antibacterial power than the peel.

Ginkgo is not only a good food for nourishing and maintaining health, but also has high beauty and medicinal value. The usage of ginkgo is to decoct it, 5-10g, or mashed. It cannot be eaten raw or cooked in too much, otherwise it is easy to be poisoned. The toxic components of Ginkgo are ginkgo poison and ginkgo neutralins. Ginkgo biloba poison has a hemolytic effect. Excessive dosage can easily lead to poisoning. The raw product is more toxic, and the green germ is the most poisonous. The toxic components of Ginkgo can be dissolved in water and destroyed by heating, so this product is less toxic when cooked. If used as food, the seed coat and germ should be removed, soaked for more than half a day, and cooked thoroughly before consumption. Therefore, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor's syndrome differentiation and should not be taken by yourself.

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