Ginkgo usage
Use of ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo biloba is a fruit, wood and leaf tree species, and it is an important raw material for food, medicine, chemical industry and high-grade furniture. Ginkgo tree has a straight trunk, beautiful posture, fire prevention, smoke prevention and radiation protection, and is an ideal tree species for landscaping.

Ginkgo biloba is a gymnosperm and does not bear fruit. Ginkgo biloba is actually the seed of ginkgo biloba. The bone shell of Ginkgo biloba is silvery white, which is called Ginkgo biloba by the masses and is one of the famous dried fruits in China. Its nuts are rich in nutrition, not only containing 67.6% starch, 13. 1% protein, 2.9% fat, 1.6% pentosan and 3.4% ash, but also containing human vitamins C, riboflavin, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron and magnesium. It has the medicinal effects of benefiting lung qi, relieving asthma and cough, stopping stagnation and resolving turbidity, dilating microvessels and increasing blood flow, and has high edible value. Ginkgo tree has a long life, and its yield increases with the increase of tree age. According to the investigation, the highest yield of ginkgo trees can reach 500 kg ~ 1000 kg. The ginkgo tree in Chuwa Village, Haiyang Town, lingchuan county City, Guangxi Autonomous Region has been 220 years old, and the maximum annual output of ginkgo is still 550 kg. In recent years, in order to improve the yield of Ginkgo biloba and shorten the production cycle, measures such as grafting and close planting have been taken to carry out early high-yield and close planting cultivation of Ginkgo biloba. The planting density is 42~333 plants per 666.67 square meters. 5~7 years after grafting, the yield per 666.67 square meters reached 50 ~80 kg. However, early close planting of Ginkgo biloba requires high technology, large investment and short effective time. Therefore, the production of ginkgo biloba is not suitable for large-scale development. Making full use of the "four-sided" gap, planting sporadically, strengthening management technical measures and increasing the yield per plant are the more stable directions for developing ginkgo production. Ginkgo wood has dense material, clear texture, high smoothness, strong corrosion resistance, moderate hardness and easy processing. It is mostly used for the interior decoration of high-grade buildings, as well as the production of stationery, carving crafts, wooden models and chopping boards. Generally speaking, people think that Ginkgo biloba is a slow-growing tree species. In recent years, a large number of surveys show that the growth rate of Ginkgo biloba is not very slow as long as the land is properly selected and carefully managed. According to the Li Wanxin, two 27-year-old ginkgo trees located on the west side of the research building of the Chinese Academy of Forestry have a DBH of 46 cm and an average annual diameter growth of 65,438 0.7 cm. Guo Shanji investigated the 25-year-old ginkgo forest in Tang Yi Township, Linyi County, Shandong Province, and found that the average annual growth of tree height was 58.4 cm, and the average annual growth of DBH was 65,438 0.46 cm. And the growth of male plants far exceeds that of female plants.

Ginkgo biloba leaves have high medicinal value and become a hot raw material in pharmaceutical industry. The purchase price of fallen leaves and green sun-dried leaves is rising day by day, which has opened up a new way for people in ginkgo producing areas to get rich. Ginkgo biloba used as medicine is a new discovery and development in recent years. Pharmacologists have repeatedly proved that ginkgo biloba leaves in autumn contain biflavonoids. A lot of clinical experience shows that Ginkgo biloba leaves have the functions of treating coronary atherosclerosis, cerebrovascular diseases, angina pectoris, lowering cholesterol, lowering blood pressure and inhibiting some bacteria and fungi.