It is not advisable to soak ginkgo leaves in water

Because Ginkgo biloba has been developed into a variety of drugs, which are widely used in the treatment of cardio cerebrovascular diseases, some people think that since Ginkgo biloba preparation is extracted from Ginkgo biloba leaves, it will achieve the same purpose to make tea with Ginkgo biloba leaves, so many people will pick up or pick up silver apricot leaves for drinking It is not advisable to do so The components of Ginkgo biloba leaves are very complex, including lactone, flavone, phenolic acid, hydrocyanic acid and histamine Lactone has the functions of antagonizing platelet activating factor, inhibiting platelet aggregation, antithrombotic, vasodilating, increasing blood flow, enhancing memory, promoting brain cell metabolism, etc flavone has the functions of antioxidant activity, clearing free radicals of human body, improving myocardial ischemia and prolonging human body It can be seen that lactones and flavonoids in Ginkgo biloba leaves are beneficial to human body and are effective ingredients in Ginkgo biloba leaves preparations However, these ingredients are poorly water-soluble and need to be decocted for a long time before they can be dissolved, and they can't be bubbled On the contrary, Ginkgo biloba leaves are toxic to varying degrees, such as white fruit acid, hydrocyanic acid, histamine and other substances, but these substances are highly water-soluble, very easy to dissolve in water, which will bring harm to human body after absorption If too much hydrocyanic acid is ingested and combined with hemoglobin in the body's red blood cells, it will hinder the progress of breathing, making people difficult to breathe, suffocate, dizzy, and even life-threatening The effective components of Ginkgo biloba leaf water can not be bubbled, but harmful substances can be bubbled Moreover, due to the urban air pollution and the use of pesticides, the heavy metals and other harmful substances of Ginkgo biloba leaf exceed the standard, so Ginkgo biloba leaf water is not desirable.