Gingko Nuts ( Bai Guo ) 白果 Chinese Herbs Articles
Gingko Nuts ( Bai Guo ) 白果 Chinese Herbs Articles also known as yin xing 銀杏, yin guo 銀果.
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Gingko Nuts ( Bai Guo ) 白果 has a sweet, bitter, astringent, neutral, mildly toxic and very toxic for children. It is use for treating the kidney and lung. Gingko leaves: lung.
Gingko Nuts ( Bai Guo ) 白果 Medical Function:
• Effect on Respiratory System.
• Effect on Smooth Muscles.
• Effect on Circulatory System.
• Effect on Brain Circulation.
• Effect on Free Radicals.
• Effect of Anti Bacteria.
• Other Effects.
• Toxicity Side Effect.
Raw ginkgo nuts are toxic. Over consuming can cause vomiting, pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, muscle spasm, anxiety and difficulty in breathy. Some
classical medical literature reported that over consuming had caused death in a group of refugees. The outer skin of the fruit contains ginkgo toxin.
Ginkgo phenols and ginkgo toxin possess effect of hemolysis. Ginkgo toxin possesses an anesthetic effect on the central nervous system of frogs. A venous
injection of 0.2g/kg on rabbits causes temporary raising of blood pressure then with subsequent dropping of blood pressure, breathing difficulty, panic
and death. Using the neutral portion of the gingko seed for skin injection of 6mg/kg had also causee death in mice. Using a large dosage of ginkgo leaf
extract for venous injection continually for one week on dogs causes salivating, vomiting, diarrhea, and lack of appetite. In lab examination of tissues,
it shows the increase of mucus secretion of the lower abdomen. Local injection causes local blood vessels to harden. It shows that in dogs and rabbits
under anesthesia, the movement of intestines increases. A normal amount of flavonol does not affect the blood clotting time. A large dosage can interfere
with the blood clotting time. Venous injections of 242mg/kg (in 95% of the cases, 229.6~256.2/kg could be the fatal limits), of di-flavonol were applied
to mice and caused acute toxicity symptoms of rapid breathing, sprawling still, and eventually all died of breathing paralysis.
Gingko Nuts ( Bai Guo ) 白果 Cautions Use:
Gingko Nuts ( Bai Guo ) 白果 are very toxic for children. When using bai guo for asthma therapy, the effective dosage is very close to toxic quantity.
Cooking can only destroy the cyanide by hydrolysis but cannot destroy the toxicity caused by ginkgo phenols and ginkgo toxin.
A normal amount of flavonol does not affect the blood clotting time. A large dosage can interfere with the blood clotting time. Venous injections of
242mg/kg (in 95% of the cases, 229.6~256.2/kg could be the fatal limits), of di-flavonol were applied to mice and caused acute toxicity symptoms of
rapid breathing, sprawling still, and eventually all died of breathing paralysis.