1, the fat-soluble effective components such as lactones and flavonoids in Ginkgo biloba leaves are difficult to soak out with water;
2. Raw Ginkgo biloba leaves contain a lot of ginkgolic acid, which is toxic, while unprocessed and extracted Ginkgo biloba leaves contain quite high ginkgolic acid, and ginkgolic acid is a water-soluble component, which can cause paroxysmal spasm, nerve paralysis, dilated pupils, allergies and other toxic and side effects after direct soaking.
Therefore, there are many points that need to be paid attention to when using Ginkgo biloba leaves for health care. If the method is not used properly, it will not only fail to play a role in health care, but also cause harm to the body.
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The efficacy of ginkgo biloba
1. The medicinal use of Ginkgo biloba is mainly reflected in three aspects: medicine, pesticide and veterinary medicine. In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen once said: "Entering the lung meridian can benefit the temper, stop asthma and cough, and reduce defecation." Ginkgo biloba in Ben Feng Jing Yuan written by Zhang Lulu in Qing Dynasty has the effects of resolving phlegm, detoxicating and killing insects, and can be used to treat "furuncle, ulceration of mammary abscess, dental caries, infantile diarrhea, leucorrhea with red and white discharge, chronic stranguria, nocturnal emission and enuresis". Ginkgo biloba is flat, sweet and bitter, and has little toxicity; Enter the lung and kidney meridians. ?
2. Ginkgo biloba lowers the cholesterol level in human blood and prevents arteriosclerosis. It can significantly improve physical fatigue, rapid heartbeat, chest pain, dizziness and other symptoms of middle-aged and elderly people after mild activities. Ginkgo biloba leaves contain shikimic acid, ginkgo flavonoids, isoflavones, sterols and so on. It has certain curative effect on hypertension, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, cerebral vasospasm, hypercholesterolemia and other diseases.
3. Ginkgo biloba leaves can remove the deposited components on the blood vessel wall, improve the blood rheology, enhance the deformability of red blood cells, reduce the blood viscosity, make the blood flow unobstructed, and can prevent and treat cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction. It also has certain curative effect on senile dementia caused by arteriosclerosis.
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