Although the Start of Spring has passed, the weather remains dry and cold. In such dry and cold weather, the skin is prone to dryness and itching. In addition to proper skin care, dietary adjustments are also necessary, such as eating lung-nourishing foods like ginkgo nuts and snow pears.
Milk and Snow Pear with Ginkgo Soup
Eating ginkgo nuts to nourish the lungs and moisturize the skin
Ginkgo nuts, also known as ginkgo, nuts, or yajiaozi. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that ginkgo nuts are sweet and astringent in flavor, and neutral in nature, targeting the Lung and Kidney meridians. Ginkgo nuts have the effects of astringing lung qi, stopping coughing and wheezing, arresting leukorrhea, reducing urination, and expelling parasites.
Modern research shows that ginkgo nuts contain protein, amino acids, fat, carotene, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and trace amounts of hydrocyanic acid. Moreover, they inhibit bacteria such as *Staphylococcus*, *Mycobacterium tuberculosis*, *Corynebacterium diphtheriae*, *Streptococcus*, *Bacillus anthracis*, *Bacillus subtilis*, *Escherichia coli*, and *Salmonella typhi*, and are also effective against skin fungi.
Therefore, eating ginkgo nuts helps combat dry skin and itching. Combined with snow pears and honey, which are also lung-nourishing foods, this dessert can be considered an excellent choice for nourishing the lungs and moisturizing the skin.
Eat ginkgo nuts thoroughly cooked to avoid poisoning
Although ginkgo nuts are highly nutritious, they cannot be eaten raw and must be cooked, or taken in pills and powders.
If cooked, they should not be consumed in excess. Even cooked ginkgo nuts should be limited; 10-15 grams per serving is appropriate, otherwise poisoning may occur. Symptoms of poisoning can include headache, fever, convulsions, irritability, vomiting, and difficulty breathing. Additionally, they are contraindicated for those with excess pathogenic factors.
Ginkgo nut recipe recommended: Ginkgo, Snow Pear, and Milk
Ingredients: 10g ginkgo nuts, 1 snow pear, 250ml milk, and an appropriate amount of honey.
Instructions:
1. Shell the ginkgo nuts, blanch them in boiling water to remove the skin and core; cut the snow pear into pieces and set aside;
2. Place the ginkgo nuts and pear pieces in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer over low heat for about 1 hour until the ginkgo nuts are thoroughly cooked;
3. Add milk and bring to a boil. Adjust the sweetness with honey and serve.
Milk pear ginkgo soup