The efficacy and effects of white fruit and contraindications

White fruit is sweet, flat and bitter in taste and enters the lung and kidney meridians. In ancient times was become ginkgo, has a small poison, commonly used to fix the kidneys and lungs, benefit gas and asthma. In this article, we will introduce the efficacy and effects of white fruit and contraindications and consumption methods.

Antibacterial and antiseptic

White fruit contains white fruit acid, white fruit phenol, has been experimentally proven to have antibacterial and bactericidal effect, can be used to treat respiratory tract infectious diseases. White fruit water infusion on a variety of fungi have different degrees of inhibitory effect, can stop itching treatment ringworm.

Expectorant and cough relief

White fruit is sweet, bitter and astringent, with the effect of astringent lung qi, fixed asthma and cough, for lung disease cough, the elderly weak body asthma and all kinds of asthma phlegm, have auxiliary therapeutic effect.

Anti-TB

The white fruit outer seed coat contains white fruit acid and white fruit phenol, etc., has the role of anti-tuberculosis bacillus. White fruit with oil maceration has a strong inhibitory effect on Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and fresh fruit macerated with lettuce oil has a role in improving the symptoms of fever, night sweats, coughing and hemoptysis, and loss of appetite caused by tuberculosis. Therefore, it can be used for the treatment of tuberculosis.

Reduces stool

Modern medical research found that simmering white fruit has the effect of contracting the sphincter of the bladder, for pediatric enuresis, frequent urination, white turbidity under the belt, spermatorrhea and other conditions, has an auxiliary therapeutic effect.

Lower cholesterol

White fruit has the effect of lowering serum cholesterol and dilating coronary arteries. Ginkgo biloba contains mangiferic acid, biflavones of white fruit, isobiflavones, sterols, etc. In recent years, it has been used to treat hypertension and coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, cerebrovascular spasm, high serum cholesterol and other diseases with certain effect.

Anti-aging

Ginkgo also has the ability to smooth blood vessels, improve brain function, delay brain aging in the elderly, enhance memory capacity, treat Alzheimer's disease and cerebral blood supply deficiency, etc. Ginkgo's anti-aging properties. Scientific influence in Germany and France is great.

Protect the liver

Ginkgo also protects the liver, reduces cardiac arrhythmias, prevents fatal bronchoconstriction in allergic reactions, and has applications against asthma, transplant rejection, myocardial infarction, stroke, organ protection and dialysis.

Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases

The flavonoid glycosides and bitter endolipids in seed kernels also have special preventive and therapeutic effects on cerebral thrombosis, Alzheimer's disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, and cerebral hypofunction.

White fruit contraindications to consumption

1. white fruit can not be eaten raw, cooked up to eat 4 to 5 a day, eat 10 to 50 on the risk of poisoning. After poisoning, there is nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite, then began to irritability, fear and screaming, and gradually limb weakness, and even respiratory distress, pulmonary edema and coma. Contact with the kernel and fleshy outer skin may also cause dermatitis. 2. Remove the green germ from the kernel when eating and avoid contact with the kernel. 3. Once the symptoms of poisoning appear, just use the white fruit shell 30g decoction to take it.

How to eat white fruit

Ginkgo should not be eaten raw. Cooked food also can not be too much, each time to take 10 ~ 15g is appropriate, otherwise it is easy to poisoning. Ginkgo is mainly fried, roasted, boiled, with dishes, pastries, preserves, canned food, drinks and wine.