Gingo Nuts 銀杏果(百果)

Gingo nuts are one of the famous local farm products in Su-Zhou. They are expensive in Taiwan, but very low price here. Fall is the season for Gingo. I checked the info about Gingo leaves and root. It seems that the most valuable part of Gingo trees is on the leaves. But don't eat them raw. I heard that raw gingo nuts and leaves are poisonous. Friends told us how to eat Gingo nuts. We take 10 gingo nuts per person each time.

Here are the easy steps:

1. Put gingo nuts in a paper bag to pop in the microwave for 1 minute, or until you hear some poping noises.

2. Open the shells with hands or teeth.

3. Eat them up.
The price: $0.98~$10/kg, depending on the supply.

Other useful info:

本草綱目中記載:

銀杏的果實（又稱白果），具有定喘止嗽的功效。

銀杏葉則被用來治療胸悶、心痛，改善心腦血液循環，降低膽固醇、改善高血壓等症狀。

銀杏樹的樹根，傳說可以用於滋補強壯，改善虛弱體質。

银杏葉萃取物 Gingo Leaf extract
Physiological functions
1. Improvement of hypoxic tolerance in cerebral tissue. 使血管擴張，促進動脈血液循環
2. Reduction of retinal edema and lesions. 降低視網膜腫脹,紅斑性狼瘡
3. Increased memory performance and learning capacity. 增強記憶力 學習力
4. Improvement of microcirculation. 促進微循環
5. Improvement of the blood rheological properties. 改善血液流變性質，能活化血小板功能，使 血液不會凝結成塊
6. Inactivation of toxic oxygen radicals. 抗氧化作用
7. Neuroprotective effect 認知能力、意智清醒度強

The above infomation is collected from http://www.novanat.com/ and 健康雜誌, edited by June.

11/20 新消息
認為銀杏可改善老年人記憶力與認知能力的人，要大失所望了。根據昨天出刊的美國醫學會期刊（JAMA），一項長達八年的實驗結果顯示，銀杏對預防老人失智症或其他癡呆病症，毫無效果。