Ginkgo biloba in Xikou

Ginkgo biloba in Xikou is a specialty of Xikou Town, Fenghua City, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. Xikou Town is the largest ginkgo production base in Ningbo. The town's existing ginkgo orchard covers an area of 3,500 mu, with the most famous giant Buddha hand as the main variety. Therefore, Xikou Ginkgo has the advantages of big shell and thin meat, and is deeply loved by consumers. Ginkgo biloba has edible and medicinal value, and its leaves have the effects of beautifying and preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. At present, Tianbaoning and other drugs for medical use take Ginkgo biloba extract as the main raw material. Ginkgo biloba is a national second-class protected plant. Ginkgo biloba is called Gongsun Tree, which means that it takes nearly twenty years from planting to harvesting. Xikou Town currently produces about 100,000 kilograms of ginkgo annually. Its listing season is around the National Day.
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