Ginkgo Nut (银杏)

Claim & Evidence

Claim: 银杏 (yínxìng) is a Chinese botanical incense ingredient — Ginkgo biloba — with an aroma profile of nutty, sweet, mild, slightly bitter.

Evidence sources:

Source Type Evidence level Accessed
Ginkgo biloba in Flora of China botanical Tier 2 — Academic / Museum / Institutional 2026-09-20
Ginkgo biloba on GBIF taxonomy Tier 2 — Academic / Museum / Institutional 2026-09-20
本草纲目 果之二 on Wikisource traditional Tier 3 — Historical primary source 2026-09-20

Attributes

Field Value
Chinese 银杏
Pinyin yínxìng
Scientific name Ginkgo biloba
Type ingredient
Aroma nutty, sweet, mild, slightly bitter
Category Seeds

Relationships

Type Related entity
category Seeds
aroma Sweet
related Torreya
related Cypress Seed
related Kumquat

Main Site

Read the full article: Ginkgo Nut on IncenseHerbs


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