Fangcao Baiwei | Pot a bowl of ginkgo barley porridge, which can strengthen the spleen and dampness, but also moisturize the lungs and relieve cough

Author:Guangdong Provincial Hospital Time:2022.08.30

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Moderator: After the typhoon, the weather is still hot, but after all, it has passed the autumn, and the autumn will always approach, and the people of Guangzhou will start to cook the dry autumn pear cream. But in fact, there is a traditional Chinese medicine in autumn, or the ingredients are very suitable for consumption. Today's "Fang Cao Baiwei" Peng Peng invited Gong Youming Chinese Medicine of the Ministry of Pharmacy of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine to tell us about ginkgo.

Gong Youming: Autumn is coming. In the beauty of autumn, golden ginkgo must be a highlight of the unmissable. The ginkgo we are talking about today is the seeds of ginkgo.

Ginkgo trees were first called "Pingzhong". In the Western Jin Dynasty, there was a description in the "Wu Du Fu" by Zuo Si: "Pingzhong skirt, Songzi." Because ginkgo leaves are similar to duck palm, the Song Dynasty Wang Yan's "Agricultural Book" records "a duck foot like a duck foot like a leaf", so the ginkgo trees in the early years of the Song Dynasty were mostly called duck feet, and ginkgo seeds were called duck feet. son. Later, ginkgo became a tribute, because the color was white like silver. "Shaoxing Materia Medica" records "its color is white as silver, shaped like a small apricot, hence the name", Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" also confirmed that "the initial tribute was entered and the call was changed." It was not until the end of the Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty that Li Pengfei's health book "Sanyuan Counselor Yanshou Book" was first called ginkgo fruit as ginkgo.

Then the ginkgo we are talking about today is a bit different from the white fruit that the ancients said. The ginkgo used in Chinese medicine is the dry and mature seeds of ginkgo. To remove the meaty outer species, then wash it, steam or cook slightly. Everyone pays attention, why is the so -called "meat" of the fresh ginkgo fruit removed? Because of its exposure to toxicity, ginkgo exogenous skin contains ginkgo acid that causes dermatitis, which can cause contact dermatitis. After removing the species, there is also a hard shell. We must also break it and remove this shell, and then the white fruit kernel inside is the real part of the medicine. "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" records "ginkgo kernel" sweet, bitter, astringent, flat; toxic. Return to the lungs and kidney meridians. Can condense lungs and asthma, stop urine. Commonly used in phlegm and cough, brings white turbidity, frequent urination and other symptoms. You can see that the Chinese Pharmacopoeia clearly states that the naked kernels are toxic, because the ginkokine contains the substance of hydrocyanic acid. Therefore, do n’t pick up ginkgo when you watch ginkgo, especially do n’t have to eat ginkgo kernels.

In order to reduce the toxicity, ginkgo kernels are often carried out. The commonly used methods include speculation, steaming, and crickets. After the processing, ginkgo kernel toxicity is reduced, and safety has been improved.

As a kind of food, ginkgo kernels can nourish lung qi and cure cough. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records ginkgo "Cooked food warm lungs, nourish qi, fixing cough ...". Put a few grain fruits when stewed meat and soup, which can not only make the dishes more delicious, but also eliminate the greasy feeling when eating meat. Now that this kind of summer dampness is not gone, when the autumn meaning is coming, you can cook a bowl of ginkgo porridge, take 10 grain, several sparse rice, several barley rice, and some northeast rice. It can not only strengthen the spleen and dampness, but also moisturize the lungs and relieve cough.

Gong Youming