What to do after eating ginkgo pulp

Many people are familiar with ginkgo nuts. We all know that ginkgo nuts can bring many benefits to our health, but ginkgo nuts cannot be eaten raw. If you eat ginkgo nuts raw, it may cause poisoning, and it is best not to eat them in large quantities. After ginkgo nut poisoning, the body will experience symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, diarrhea, fever, etc. You need to seek medical attention in time and don't be careless.

What should I do after eating ginkgo pulp?

If there are no physical discomfort symptoms, you can observe first and do not take any treatment. If there are symptoms of poisoning, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, cyanosis, and other obvious manifestations of damage to the central nervous system: headache, extreme fear, screaming, slight sounds and stimulation can cause convulsions, loss of consciousness or coma. In severe cases, it can lead to respiratory paralysis and death, and symptoms develop rapidly. Be sure to seek medical attention promptly.

How to prepare ginkgo nuts before eating them

1. High temperature treatment

Before eating ginkgo nuts, it is best to process them at high temperature. You can cook them in a pot or put them in a microwave and cook them at high temperature to reduce the activity of the toxic components, cyanogenic glycoside and ginkgolic acid, which can weaken their toxicity. This way, people will be much safer when eating ginkgo nuts and will basically not be poisoned.

2. Remove the germ

Ginkgo can be processed as necessary before being eaten. This food contains many toxic ingredients such as ginkgolic acid, ginkgolic acid phenol and cyanogenic glycoside, and these substances are mostly concentrated in its green germ. Removing the germ of the ginkgo fruit before eating can weaken its toxicity, and it will be much safer for people to eat it.

How to eat ginkgo without causing poisoning

1. Eat less to avoid poisoning

Although ginkgo nuts are somewhat toxic, their toxicity is relatively weak. Under normal circumstances, people will not be poisoned as long as they do not consume too much. Therefore, people should not eat more than ten ginkgo nuts a day. In this way, no symptoms of poisoning will occur after use.

2. No poisoning if eaten cooked

The ginkgolic acid and ginkgo biloba contained in ginkgo nuts are both naturally toxic ingredients, but these toxic substances will lose their activity when exposed to high temperatures, and the harm to the human body can be minimized. Therefore, it is relatively safe to cook or fry the ginkgo nuts in a pot before eating them, and there is almost no risk of poisoning. In addition, ginkgo nuts that have not yet matured on the tree are extremely toxic and should not be eaten under normal circumstances, otherwise the symptoms of poisoning will be particularly serious.

Who should not eat ginkgo nuts?

1. Children

Children are easily poisoned by eating ginkgo nuts. The younger they are, the more likely they are to be poisoned, and the more serious the poisoning. Children under 2 years old should not eat ginkgo nuts. The poisonous dose is 5-50 pieces, and poisoning occurs within 1-12 hours after eating ginkgo nuts. If the ginkgo poisoning is not serious, you can use 30g of ginkgo shell to boil water to detoxify. If the case is serious, go to the hospital immediately. A small number of young children died due to severe ginkgo poisoning and untimely rescue.

2. Pregnant women

Ginkgo contains trace amounts of hydrogen cyanide, which is toxic. If pregnant women eat too much ginkgo, it will have a certain impact on the fetus in the womb. But it's okay to take a few pills.

3. People with allergies

Some people develop systemic allergies after eating a large amount of ginkgo nuts, and get small pimples all over their bodies. Others have heard that ginkgo nuts have beauty benefits, so they apply ginkgo juice on their faces, which causes facial burning and pain. In such cases, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. We should learn from past experiences and not repeat the same mistakes.