Symptoms of Ginkgo poisoning

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Ginkgo biloba, also known as Ginkgo biloba, tastes sweet and can be boiled or fried. It has the functions of expectorant, cough relieving, lung moistening and asthma calming, but it can cause poisoning after eating in large quantities. Ginkgo contains hydrocyanotoxin, which is highly toxic. When heated, the toxicity decreases, so raw food is more prone to poisoning. Symptoms of Ginkgo poisoning? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of Ginkgo poisoning

Incubation period: 1-12 hours, ginkgo contains hydrocyanotoxin, which is highly toxic. When exposed to heat, the toxicity decreases, so raw food is more prone to poisoning, with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite and other gastrointestinal symptoms.

Symptoms such as restlessness, fear, convulsion, limb rigidity, convulsion, limb weakness, paralysis and dyspnea may appear. Mydriasis, dyspnea, cyanosis, respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, heart failure

Complications: serious poisoning, even death; If the adult eats excessively, also may cause the serious convulsion and so on toxic symptom. A few patients may have peripheral nerve dysfunction, sensory retardation, flaccid paralysis, knee reflex weakening.

matters needing attention

In order to prevent ginkgo poisoning, the doctor reminded: do not eat too much or raw food, infants do not eat. The toxic components of Ginkgo are easily soluble in water, and the toxicity is reduced after heating. Therefore, the safety of edible ginkgo can be greatly improved by soaking in water for more than 1 hour before eating, and then heating and cooking. If you find poisoning symptoms, you should go to the hospital in time.