Can raw ginkgo be eaten

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There is a certain risk in eating raw ginkgo. White fruit tree is also called ginkgo tree. It is a tall deciduous tree of ginkgo family. The fruit of white fruit tree is ginkgo. White fruit trees are dioecious and have unisexual flowers. White fruit trees can be propagated by cuttings or seeds. It takes 20-30 years for white fruit trees propagated by seeds to bear fruit, so white fruit trees are also called Gongsun trees. Baiguoshu is a unique species in China, known as the living fossil on the earth. Taixing, Jiangsu Province, China is the hometown of Baiguoshu. So what is the effect of raw ginkgo?

Can raw ginkgo be eaten

First of all: the nutritional value of ginkgo. The roots, bark, leaves and fruits of ginkgo have medical value. The kernel of Ginkgo contains 62% starch, 11% crude protein, 3% crude fat and 5% sucrose. It also contains minerals such as calcium, potassium, phosphorus and selenium, trace elements and bioactive substances such as vitamins. According to traditional Chinese medicine, ginkgo is sweet and bitter in nature, and has small toxicity. It has the functions of astringent lung qi, calming phlegm and asthma, stopping tourniquet turbidity, stopping diarrhea and catharsis, detoxifying sores, and anti-aging.

Secondly: Ginkgo biloba has the function of dilating blood vessels, promoting microvascular circulation and anticoagulation, so it has certain curative effect on coronary heart disease, angina pectoris and cerebrovascular disease. According to the analysis and determination of German scientists, Ginkgo biloba has more than 160 kinds of active ingredients, including 36 kinds of flavonoid bioactive substances. Due to the overall function of these ingredients, it can play a good curative effect on human body. China has not only developed a variety of health products of Ginkgo biloba, but also exported a large number of Ginkgo biloba.

Finally: the scientific and correct way to eat Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgo biloba also has the function of beauty, because Ginkgo biloba contains essential amino acids, which is the raw material for the synthesis of collagen, collagen can make the skin shiny and elastic, so many cosmetics on the market are related to Ginkgo biloba. The edible part of ginkgo is the kernel. There are many ways to eat it. The simplest way to eat it is to fry the ginkgo originated in Shanghai. Put the washed ginkgo with shell in the pot, or wrap the ginkgo in a paper bag and heat it in the microwave oven. When the ginkgo crackles, you can eat it. When I was a child, in autumn and winter, there were "fragrant fried glutinous rice, hot ginkgo, fragrant is fragrant, glutinous is glutinous..." The sound of fried ginkgo is still fresh in my memory.

matters needing attention

Pay attention to the following points: 1, avoid eating raw. The toxin of Ginkgo will weaken when it is heated, so it must be cooked when eating ginkgo. 2. Children had better not eat it or eat less. The younger the age is, the more likely it is to be poisoned. Infants can't eat it. Children aged 3-5 can't eat more than 5 pills. Adults should take about 10 pills. 3. Ginkgo toxin mainly concentrated in the embryo and seed coat, must be removed before eating, germinated ginkgo can not eat; 4, can not be taken with aspirin or anticoagulants. Ginkgo has anticoagulant effect. If taken together with these similar drugs, it may cause more bleeding and aggravate the disease. 5. People with the following conditions should not eat it or eat it with caution. Patients after operation, pregnant women and women in physiological period should avoid taking Ginkgo biloba preparation. In addition, it is not suitable for people with body deficiency.