01 Baiguo is a dried and mature seed of Ginkgo biloba, usually harvested in autumn, steamed or boiled slightly, and dried for later use. Its taste is sweet, bitter, astringent, and its nature is mild; Toxic, belongs to the lung meridian.
Due to the toxicity of the outer seed coat and the presence of ginkgo toxins, it is important not to consume it raw. Even after stir frying or cooking, excessive consumption is not allowed. The dosage of white fruit poisoning varies among individuals, generally 7-150 pills for children and 40-300 pills for adults. The symptoms of poisoning occur about 1-12 hours after eating, manifested as vomiting, coma, drowsiness, convulsions, or mental dullness, elevated body temperature, difficulty breathing, bluish purple complexion, dilated or dilated pupils, slow response to light, and abdominal pain. If there are similar symptoms, seek medical attention immediately.
Although white fruit is toxic, when used in small amounts as medicine, it has the effects of tonifying lung qi, relieving wheezing and coughing, stopping turbidity, and reducing bowel movements. Indications include asthma, cough, vaginal discharge, nocturnal emissions, gonorrhea, frequent enuresis, etc. White fruit is rich in nutrients, containing 62% starch, 11% crude protein, 3% crude fat, and 5% sucrose. It can be eaten, stir fried, stewed, roasted, or boiled, and has a fragrant and glutinous taste, as well as sweet and salty flavors. Ginkgo sweet soup and ginkgo Congee can produce fluid, relieve cough, relieve heat and refresh the mind.
Common prescriptions: for treating asthma and excessive phlegm: 3 yuan for Pinellia ternata, 3 yuan for Ephedra sinica, 3 yuan for Camellia sinensis, 3 yuan for Mulberry Peel, 3 yuan for Licorice, 21 white fruits, 1.5 yuan for Scutellaria baicalensis, 1.5 yuan for Almonds, 2 yuan for Su Zi, and 1 yuan for Yumi Shell. Boil water and drink in two portions.
Treating vaginal discharge: Boil two bowls of black bean decoction in water, 10 white fruits, 20 jujubes. After frying, add 30g of cooked rehmannia, 12g of hawthorn, 12g of Job's tears, 12g of Chinese yam, 9g of Poria cocos, 6g of Alisma and Paeonia lactiflora, add 400ml of water, and fry to 320ml before taking twice.
Treating rosacea and tinea capitis: Mash fresh white fruits, mix them into a creamy paste, and apply it to the affected area.
03 Common Tonic Diet: 1. Stewed duck with ginkgo: nourishing yin and stomach, and can cure frequent urination and enuresis. Take 200g of white fruit and 1 old duck. Remove the shell from the white fruit and put it in a pot. Cook over high heat, remove the skin and remove the heart. Blanch in hot water and set aside for later use. Cut the old duck into pieces, blanch it in boiling water, and put it in a pot with white fruit. Add ginger slices, scallions, and a small piece of tangerine peel. Add an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Simmer over low heat for four hours and season.
2. Stewed Baiguo with Pig Belly: Solids the kidneys and can treat enuresis in children. Take 15-30g of white fruit and 1 pig stomach. Wash the pig stomach and stuff the white fruit into it. Put it in a pot and stew until cooked.
3. Gingko Winter melon soup: It can clear the drenching and remove turbidity, and can cure the white and turbid urine, frequent urination, and unclean urine. Take 10 white fruits, 30 grams of winter melon seeds, 15 grams of lotus seeds, and 1.5 grams of pepper. Fry the soup in water, remove the residue, and season with white sugar. Drink it two or three times a day.
4. Congee with Ginkgo and Lotus Seeds: It can nourish the liver and kidney, stop stagnation and turbidity, and can cure women's leukorrhea, children's enuresis, and the elderly's frequent urination. Take 6g of white fruit, 15g of lotus seeds, 50g of glutinous rice, and 1 black chicken. Grind the ginkgo and lotus seeds into powder, put them into the chicken belly, add glutinous rice and proper amount of water, and cook them into Congee slowly.