Modern pharmacological research shows that Ginkgo biloba leaves can lower blood pressure and blood lipid, mainly because it contains flavonoids, terpenoids and other effective components, which is helpful to improve the circulation function of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and peripheral blood vessels. But they are insoluble in water and need to be extracted through a series of scientific and standardized operations before they can be made into drugs. For example, the well-known Chinese patent medicine Ginkgo biloba leaves and so on.
Unprocessed Ginkgo biloba leaves contain water-soluble toxins, such as alkylphenols and alkylphenolic acids. Soaking in water can not only lower blood fat and blood pressure, but also soak these toxic substances in Ginkgo biloba leaves. It may also cause allergies and so on. , even make brain cells lose their function, causing dizziness, headache, tinnitus, loss of appetite, nausea and other toxic reactions.
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Can ginkgo fruit prevent diseases?
Ginkgo biloba is thought to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. People call ginkgo biloba, which is the seed of ginkgo biloba and belongs to nuts. Ginkgo biloba is rich in vitamins, minerals and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Eating some properly is really good for cardiovascular health.
Can eating ginkgo fruit beautify and resist aging? Ginkgo biloba is indeed rich in nutrients, but it contains plant antioxidants, which is not much superior to many ordinary vegetables and fruits. Moreover, scientific research has found that eating too many of these antioxidants can not play a role in beauty and anti-aging. Therefore, the anti-aging effect of Ginkgo biloba leaves is really just a legend.
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Beware of its "internal poison"
There is cyanide lurking in ginkgo fruit, which is highly toxic.
Cyanide can inhibit the respiratory function of cells. Once people take too much, they may have acute poisoning symptoms, including vomiting, nausea, headache, dizziness, bradycardia, convulsions, respiratory failure and so on, which may eventually lead to death.
Ginkgo biloba contains not only cyanide, but also toxic substances such as ginkgolic acid and alkaloids, which may also cause poisoning. There are cases of eating ginkgo poisoning every year.
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Open the way to eat ginkgo correctly.
First of all, don't eat it raw, heat it thoroughly and cook it before eating. Because the substances that can cause poisoning in ginkgo fruit, such as cyanosides, ginkgolic acids, alkaloids, etc., are very afraid of heat, a large part of toxins can be removed by full heating.
People who eat ginkgo fruit poisoning are mostly caused by eating it raw.
Simply put, it is to remove the green epidermis from the surface of ginkgo fruit, and then fully heat and cook it. Just eat less every time. Need to be reminded that when enjoying ginkgo biloba, don't just take ginkgo nuts under the tree to eat. In addition, if you have a baby at home, you should pay more attention to putting ginkgo nuts out of the baby's reach.
References:
People's Daily Online-Ginkgo biloba leaves are poisonous when soaked in water