What are the benefits and effects of ginkgo nuts?
Ginkgo nuts, commonly known as raw white nuts, are extremely rich in nutritional value. They contain ginkgolic acid, ginkgol, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and various other beneficial trace elements and vitamins. They have the effects of astringing lung qi, relieving asthma and cough, stopping abnormal vaginal discharge, and reducing urination. They are used to treat asthma, phlegm-induced cough, leukorrhea, white turbid urine, seminal emission, gonorrhea, frequent urination, and other conditions. Let us take a look at the benefits and effects of ginkgo nuts below!
Nutritional Value of Ginkgo Nuts
Ginkgo nuts contain various nutritional elements. Besides starch, protein, fat, and carbohydrates, they also contain vitamin C, riboflavin, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, and other trace elements, as well as ginkgolic acid, ginkgol, pentosan, and phytosterol. Every 100 grams of white nuts contains 6.4 grams of protein, 2.4 grams of fat, 36 grams of carbohydrates, 1.2 grams of crude fiber, 320 micrograms of carotene, 50 micrograms of riboflavin, 5.2 grams of sucrose, 1.1 grams of reducing sugar, 19 milligrams of potassium, 10 milligrams of calcium, 218 milligrams of phosphorus, and 1 milligram of iron.
Benefits and Effects of Ginkgo Nuts
[Nature and Flavor] Sweet, bitter, and astringent in flavor, neutral in nature, toxic.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung meridian.
[Effects] Astringes lung qi and relieves asthma, stops abnormal vaginal discharge, and reduces urination. Used for conditions such as profuse phlegm with wheezing and cough, leukorrhea with white turbid discharge, enuresis, and frequent urination.
1. Preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: Ginkgo nuts contain anti-platelet activating factor, which can prevent blood coagulation, improve blood circulation, and prevent the formation of blood clots. Flavonoids can dilate blood vessels, eliminate free radicals, prevent arteriosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and other conditions, and improve human immunity.
2. Eliminating bacteria and sterilization: Ginkgo nuts have anti-allergic effects, anti-inflammatory and sterilization functions, and anti-tumor effects, and have certain effects on the reproductive system, digestive system, urinary system, and others.
3. Delaying aging: Ginkgo nuts are rich in vitamin C, riboflavin, carotene, and others, so they can resist oxidation, protect the integrity of cells, and delay aging.
4. Beauty and skin care: Ginkgo nuts have antioxidant effects and can remove free radicals from the body. The flavonoids they contain can prevent the formation and deposition of pigment in the dermis, achieving whitening and preventing age spots. Some of the trace elements also have effects such as removing oxygen free radicals and inhibiting melanin.
5. Preventing and treating tumors: The benefits and effects of ginkgo nuts also include inhibiting and killing tumor cells, reducing the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in tumor patients, and having a definite effect on raising white blood cells. They can also resist radiation, increase body immunity, and effectively alleviate the inhibition of bone cell proliferation caused by radiation.
How to Eat Ginkgo Nuts
1. Salt and Pepper White Nuts
[Ingredients] White nuts.
[Method] Take a plate of white nuts in shells, put them in a pot with salt and pepper and stir-fry until cooked, then remove the shells and eat.
2. White Nut Congee
[Ingredients] 6-10 ginkgo nuts (after removing the shells, blanch in boiling water to remove the inner seed coat), a small amount of rock sugar, 2 liang of japonica rice, and an appropriate amount of water.
[Method] Put the ingredients into a pot at the same time, cook over gentle heat until done, and it is ready when the japonica rice becomes mushy.
[Effects] Benefits original qi, tonifies the five viscera, and resists aging. Especially good for the elderly and those who are frail and often ill. Healthy people who eat it will become stronger. Suitable for family consumption.
3. White Nut Tangyuan
[Ingredients] Ginkgo nuts, chicken fat, flour, black sesame, honey, white sugar, glutinous rice flour.
[Method] ① Bake 25 grams of ginkgo nuts until crisp, grind into powder; render the chicken fat; stir-fry the flour until yellow; stir-fry the black sesame until fragrant and mash. ② Mash the honey into a paste, add white sugar, ginkgo nut powder, and black sesame, mix with chicken fat and add the stir-fried flour, and knead into filling. ③ Mix the glutinous rice flour evenly, divide into small balls, wrap with filling, and make into tangyuan. ④ When the water in the pot comes to a boil, put the tangyuan into the pot, and cook over gentle heat until the tangyuan float on the water surface for 3-5 minutes, and it is done.
4. Sugar-Glazed White Nuts
[Ingredients] 400 grams of white nuts, 200 grams of water chestnuts, 100 grams of lard, 100 grams of white sugar, and appropriate amounts of salt, fragrant vinegar, wet starch, small mill sesame oil, and monosodium glutamate.
[Method] ① Blanch the white nuts in boiling water to remove the astringent water, drain well, and press slightly flat with a knife. ② Peel and wash the water chestnuts, and cut into cubes of about 1.2 cm. ③ Heat lard in a wok, add the white nuts and water chestnut cubes with a little salt and stir-fry. When the white nuts turn yellow, add white sugar and fragrant vinegar and stir-fry, then thicken with wet starch, add monosodium glutamate, drizzle with small mill sesame oil, toss evenly, and plate.
5. Sugar-Threaded White Nuts
[Ingredients] 500 grams of white nuts, 100 grams of rock sugar, 100 grams of white sugar, 10 grams of sweet-scented osmanthus sugar.
[Method] ① Remove the shells and red coats from the white nuts, wash them, blanch them once in boiling water, drain well, and grind the rock sugar into powder. ② Add the white nuts and continue frying and roasting, stirring constantly with a spatula to prevent burning. ③ When the sugar forms threads and the white nuts are golden yellow, add the sweet-scented osmanthus sugar, toss evenly, and remove from the pot to plate.
[Effects] Has the effects of stimulating appetite and strengthening the spleen, and relieving cough and asthma.