Nutritional value and function of ginkgo

Ginkgo: Also known as ginkgo and maidenhair tree. It is the size of an apricot kernel and white as jade. It tastes sweet, bitter and astringent. Overeating can easily cause diarrhea. Ginkgo, also known as ginkgo, is the oldest relict plant among existing seed plants. Botanists often compare ginkgo with dinosaurs and call it the giant panda of the plant world. Ginkgo belongs to the category of dried fruits. Among many dried fruits, the economic value of ginkgo ranks third. The value of ginkgo is mainly reflected in its edible and medicinal uses.

Nutritional value of ginkgo:

Ginkgo is a high-end nutritious tonic that contains crude protein, crude fat, reducing sugar, nucleoprotein, minerals, crude fiber and multiple vitamins. According to scientific conclusions, every 100g of fresh ginkgo contains 13.2g of protein, 72.6g of carbohydrates, 1.3g of fat, vitamin C, riboflavin, carotene, and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, potassium, magnesium, and 8 kinds of amino acids. It has high edible value, medicinal value, and health value, and has a magical effect on human health.

Ginkgo nuts contain a variety of nutrients, in addition to starch, protein, fat, sugar, it also contains vitamin C, riboflavin, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium and other trace elements, as well as ginkgolic acid, ginkgo phenol, pentose polysaccharide, sterol and other ingredients. It has the therapeutic and medical effects of benefiting lung qi, curing cough and asthma, stopping tapeworms, reducing stool, smoothing wrinkles, protecting blood vessels, and increasing blood flow. According to modern medical research, ginkgo also has the effects of unblocking blood vessels, improving brain function, delaying brain aging in the elderly, enhancing memory, treating Alzheimer's disease and cerebral ischemia, and anti-aging ability of ginkgo. It has a great scientific influence in Germany and France. In addition, ginkgo can protect the liver, reduce arrhythmia, prevent fatal bronchial contraction in allergic reactions, and can also be used to treat asthma, transplant rejection, myocardial infarction, stroke, organ protection and dialysis.

Regular consumption of ginkgo can nourish yin, nourish the skin and resist aging, dilate capillaries, promote blood circulation, make the skin and face ruddy, refresh the spirit, and prolong life. It is a health food suitable for both young and old and a special delicacy for entertaining state guests. The flavonoids and ginkgo biloba in the kernel also have special preventive and therapeutic effects on diseases such as cerebral thrombosis, senile dementia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, and brain dysfunction.

Effects of ginkgo:

1. Treat asthma, phlegm and cough, leucorrhea, leucorrhea, spermatorrhea, gonorrhea, and frequent urination.

1. Strengthen the lungs and relieve asthma, reduce the amount of phlegm: It is suitable for symptoms of cough, asthma, shortness of breath, and excessive phlegm, regardless of whether it is cold or hot.

2. Astringent, stop leucorrhea, remove dampness: used to treat leucorrhea. It can be used regardless of the deficiency of the lower abdomen, thin leucorrhea, or damp-heat in the lower abdomen, leucorrhea with turbid yellow color, according to the symptoms.

3. Expectorant and asthma-relieving: Used to treat cough and asthma with excessive sputum, and can eliminate phlegm and relieve asthma.

4. Astringent and dehumidifying: It can treat red and white vaginal discharge, turbid urine, frequent urination and enuresis.

2. Treatment of tuberculosis

It has some effect on improving symptoms. After taking the medicine, some patients' fever, night sweats, cough, asthma, hemoptysis, loss of appetite, etc. can be seen to be improved to varying degrees. Usage: On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, pick the half-green and yellow ginkgo (select large grains with no damage on the surface), do not wash with water, and do not remove the stems, and then soak in lettuce oil. After soaking for 100 days, it can be used. Take 1 capsule each morning, noon, and evening (reduce the dosage for children), take before meals, and take it for 1 to 3 months depending on the condition.

Eating ginkgo nuts can help you stay healthy and live longer. Ginkgo nuts were listed as royal tribute in the Song Dynasty. The Japanese have the habit of eating ginkgo nuts every day. Westerners must have ginkgo nuts for Christmas. In terms of eating methods, ginkgo nuts can be fried, roasted, boiled, served as a side dish, pastry, candied fruit, canned, or used as beverages and alcohol.

How to eat ginkgo

There are many ways to eat it: stir-fry, roast, steam, simmer, stew, braise, roast, etc. Such as ginkgo duck, ginkgo stewed chicken, ginkgo porridge, etc.

Ginkgo nuts are also known as white nuts. They can be eaten by roasting, boiling, frying and serving as side dishes. When boiled with meat, they are called "longevity meat", and when boiled with dates, they are called "longevity rice". Before eating, ginkgo nuts can be put into a pot and stir-fried for five minutes. After peeling the shell, wrap the kernel with a cloth and gently rub it to remove the inner seed coat. You can also boil the shelled ginkgo nuts in water for about ten minutes, and gently roll them in boiling water with a sieve to remove the seed coat. Peeled ginkgo nuts can be stewed with pig's feet, chicken, duck, beef, etc., or boiled for ten minutes and fried with fresh pork, chicken, lettuce, cabbage, etc. Ginkgo nuts are favored by more and more consumers for their crystal clear appearance, crispy and sweet taste, and obvious health care functions.

The ginkgo nuts used as seasonings must first be freed of their bony mesocarp. The mesocarp can be removed mechanically by crushing it in the direction of the ventral suture. The peeled kernels are covered with a light brown membranous endocarp. Soaking them in boiling water for 3-5 minutes will allow them to be easily torn off. The ginkgo nuts with their seed coats removed can be used as seasonings for roast chicken, candle-baked duck, or roast pork or pork knuckle. The ginkgo flesh added at this time has a particularly mellow taste when eaten, which can promptly eliminate the common greasy feeling when eating meat, greatly increase appetite, and play a role in regulating appetite.

Ginkgo nuts used in pastries can be whole or broken. They can be mixed into the outer skin or the inner pastry filling, or even embellished on the surface of pastries. The main component of ginkgo nuts is starch, with very little fat. There are also a few substances that can inhibit bacterial growth in the ginkgo kernels. Therefore, ginkgo nuts used in pastries are not easy to deteriorate. No matter what baking technology is used, no new harmful ingredients will be produced. It will only increase the color, aroma and taste of the pastries, improve the grade of the pastries, and make people salivate and never get tired of eating them.

Some people remove the embryo of ginkgo nuts, grind them, rinse with water, add sugar and drink them directly or with milk. It is said that this way of eating, as long as you insist on taking 3-7 nuts a day, has a very obvious nourishing effect. Since the starch of ginkgo nuts is fine in texture, it is very easy to form a paste after being rinsed with water. This way of eating is also feasible. Ginkgo nuts eaten raw have a unique flavor. The advantage of eating them raw is that all the ingredients in the kernel are intact. In particular, the content of effective medicinal ingredients is high, which can effectively prevent and treat diseases. No matter which method of eating, you must pay attention to controlling the amount, especially eating ginkgo nuts raw, you must be very careful, because ginkgo nuts are slightly toxic.

Ginkgo Recipes

Ginkgo stewed chicken or meat:

When eating like this, don’t add too much soy sauce, otherwise you won’t be able to taste the fragrance of the ginkgo.

Dessert:

Rock sugar, ginkgo, and the like.

Directly mix with milk or soy milk:

Peel the ginkgo nuts and put them in milk or soy milk (either hot or cold).

Ginkgo Soup:

Every morning, take 7 ginkgo nuts, crack them open, mash them, add some white rock sugar or a little sesame oil, and drink with boiled water. (Cure colds and coughs).

Ginkgo porridge:

After the rice porridge is ready, mash the ginkgo nuts and put them in the pot. Add some sugar when drinking. ED (Note: In both of the above ways of eating, the thin skin attached to the ginkgo nuts should not be peeled off, but mashed and put in together.) (The outermost hard skin can be washed and boiled in water to treat high blood pressure.)

Stir-fry over low heat.

It will burst naturally. The taste is fragrant and sweet. Slightly bitter.

Note:

Do not take Ginkgo biloba with aspirin or anticoagulants at the same time. If Ginkgo biloba is taken with aspirin, it will prolong the coagulation time and easily cause bleeding. Also, patients who have just undergone surgery, pregnant women, and women during menstruation should avoid taking Ginkgo biloba to avoid accidents such as bleeding. Also, it is not suitable for people with weak constitutions!

After reading the content introduced above, I believe that friends have learned more about how to eat ginkgo nuts. Friends can eat them according to the methods introduced above, which will help friends eat ginkgo nuts more healthily. I hope the above introduction will be useful to friends.