What is the medicinal value of Ginkgo?

Everyone should be familiar with ginkgo, which is a plant of the Ginkgoaceae family. It has the function of protecting blood vessels and is widely used in medicine. We know that ginkgo leaves are one of the medicines. It is effective in lowering human blood cholesterol, especially in preventing arteriosclerosis. The effect is more obvious. As for the medicinal value of ginkgo, we mainly understand it through the following introduction, I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

Medicinal Value of Ginkgo

The medicinal uses of Ginkgo are mainly reflected in three aspects: medicine, pesticide and veterinary medicine. Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty once said: "It enters the lung meridian, benefits the spleen, calms asthma and cough, and reduces urination." Zhang Lulu of the Qing Dynasty wrote in "Ben Jing Feng Yuan" that ginkgo has the functions of reducing phlegm, clearing toxins, and killing insects. It can treat "sores, scabies, tumors, breast abscesses, tooth decay, diarrhea in children, red and white vaginal discharge, chronic stranguria, spermatorrhea and enuresis." In the Ming Dynasty, Chinese patent medicines made with ginkgo appeared in Jiangsu, Sichuan and other places for clinical use. Ginkgo biloba seed coat contains a large amount of hydrogenated ginkgolic acid and ginkgo flavonoids. The water-soluble components of the exocarp have good antitussive and expectorant effects, and their properties are similar to those of cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone. The inhibitory efficacy of exocarp alcohol intermediates against 22 common clinical pathogenic fungi is 81%. The effectiveness of 0.1% hydrogenated ginkgo acid in inhibiting 25 clinical pathogenic fungi is 92%. In addition, the inhibition rate of the exocarp extract on 11 plant pathogens such as apple anthracnose reached 88%-100%. The alcohol extract has a 100% control rate against the silk looper within 3 days. It can also prevent and control pests such as spider mites, peach aphids, and striped stem borers. According to the "Folk Veterinary Materia Medica", ginkgo preparations can treat livestock's overworked nose, lung abscess and cough, lung deficiency and cough, stranguria and hematuria, and leucorrhea in female livestock. Dingchuan Decoction developed by Shandong Animal Husbandry and Medical Station is used to treat infectious laryngotracheitis in chickens, with a cure rate of 95%.

So far, there are more than 160 kinds of Ginkgo leaf extracts whose chemical compositions are known. The main ones are flavonoids, terpenes, phenols, bioalkalis, polyisoprene, quinic acid, linoleic acid, oxalic acid, ascorbic acid, a-hexenal, ginkgo alcohol, ginkgo ketone, etc. In the 1960s, the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other institutions developed Shuxuening injection using ginkgo leaves. Tests showed that it had a certain therapeutic effect on coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, and cerebrovascular diseases. At present, there are more than 50 skin care, hair care and other products formulated with ginkgo leaf extract. In addition, health products such as ginkgo leaf beverages, ginkgo peach juice, ginkgo beer, and ginkgo tea developed using ginkgo leaves have been circulated in the market and have achieved good results. At the same time, ginkgo leaves can also be used as pesticides. Add 20kg of water to 1kg of leaves, boil for 30 minutes, then soak for 2-3 days, and use the liquid to spray on red spider mites and cabbage loopers. The insect prevention rate is over 90%, and there is no residue.

Through the above introduction, we understand the medicinal value of ginkgo. It has many medicinal effects on the human body. Normally, ginkgo medicine can improve the changes in our blood, and it also has a good effect in the treatment of diabetes. It can generally be used as an auxiliary medicine for diabetics, and can also relieve abdominal pain in women during menstruation.