Nutritional value and preparation of ginkgo

Everyone knows that ginkgo is a delicious fruit, but do you know the nutritional value and cooking methods of ginkgo?

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It is also called ginkgo, maidenhair fruit, ginkgo kernel, maidenhair tree fruit, and duck-foot tree fruit.

Ginkgo biloba, also known as "Ginkgo biloba", is the dried mature seeds of the deciduous tree Ginkgo biloba of the Ginkgoaceae family. Ginkgo biloba, also known as the white fruit tree and the ginkgo biloba tree, is one of the oldest existing fruit trees in the world.

The shape is oval or elliptical, 1.5-3cm long and 1-1.8cm wide; the surface is milky white to light brown, smooth, with 1-2 dot-like protrusions at the base and ridges on the edges. The inner seed coat is hard, the seed kernel is flat and spherical, and light yellow-green.

Nutritional value of ginkgo

1. The flavonoids and ginkgo lactones in ginkgo have special preventive and therapeutic effects on cerebral thrombosis, senile dementia, hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, and brain function impairment.

2. Regular consumption can dilate capillaries, promote blood circulation, make people's skin rosy and their spirits refreshed;

3. Ginkgo also has the effects of astringing the lungs and relieving asthma, drying dampness and stopping leukorrhea, nourishing the kidneys and consolidating essence, and relieving cough and detoxification. Clinical experience in recent years has shown that Ginkgo can also treat diseases such as tuberculosis, epilepsy, neuralgia, Meniere's syndrome, etc.

Ginkgo is suitable for people

Edible for everyone

1. Especially suitable for those with frequent urination and women with weak constitution and leucorrhea;

2. Do not take it if you have solid evil.

Precautions

Ginkgo nuts should not be eaten together with eels.

Ginkgo Usage and Dosage

1. Remove the shell of ginkgo nuts, crush them, and use them raw, or steam or cook them.

2. Cooked ginkgo can be used as a side dish, porridge, soup or as a refreshing drink in summer.

Ginkgo edible effects

Ginkgo fruit is neutral in nature, sweet, bitter, astringent, and slightly toxic;

It can moisten the lungs, calm asthma, astringe semen, stop leukorrhea, and is suitable for both cold and heat.

It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, excessive sputum, red and white vaginal discharge, turbid urine, frequent urination, and enuresis.

1. Applicable to asthma, cough and thin sputum: 30g seed kernel, 15g crystal sugar, decocted in water until the seed kernel is cooked, take with the residue, 1-2 times a day.

2. Treatment of Meniere's syndrome: 30 grams of ginkgo, add 6 grams of dried ginger for those with nausea and vomiting, grind them into fine powder, divide into 4 equal portions, take 1 portion each after meals in the morning and evening.

3. Treatment of acne: First wash your face with warm water, then peel the ginkgo seeds, cut out a flat surface with a blade, and rub the affected area frequently.

Other related

Ginkgo had already attracted attention before and after the Three Kingdoms period. In the Song Dynasty, ginkgo nuts were listed as tribute. Ouyang Xiu once wrote a poem: "The red capsule was first included in the tribute, and the ginkgo was precious in the Central Plains."

Tips

Because ginkgo nuts contain a small amount of cyanide, they should not be eaten raw, fried or cooked for a long time or in large quantities to avoid poisoning, especially for children.