The efficacy and function of fence bamboo

Although Western medicine and Western drugs are more common nowadays, people still often believe that diseases can only be cured by taking Chinese medicine, because Chinese medicine can cure the root cause. Fence bamboo is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Let’s take a look at some common knowledge about fence bamboo.

[Source] Medicinal material source: young shoots and leaves of the grass family reed.

[Original form] A reed-like perennial herb. It has a woody rhizome and the fibrous roots are thick and hard. The culm is erect, 1-3m high, 3-10mm in diameter, usually branched, with white powder between nodes. The leaf sheaths are tightly clasping the stem, glabrous and pubescent only along their necks; the ligules are densely pubescent; the leaf blades are 20-70 cm long, 4-10 mm wide, acuminate at the apex, flat or folded, glabrous or sometimes pubescent above. The panicle is 30-70cm long, with long and thin branches that spread out and droop; the spikelet contains 4-8 flowers, 6-8mm long, of which the first flower has only the lemma and is glabrous; the glume is 2-3mm long and glabrous; the lemma is about 4mm long, with a short awn 1-2mm long and recurved outward at the tip, and there are white soft hairs about 2mm long on the marginal veins. The palea is shorter than the lemma and is transparent and membranous. Flowering and fruiting period is from August to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: grows by the river, on grass slopes or rocky mountains.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; bland; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness; reduces swelling and detoxifies. Mainly poisonous snake bites; bamboo and wood piercing the flesh

【Usage and Dosage】 Oral administration: 30-60g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above article analyzes some of the benefits of hedge bamboo. In our daily life, we can eat hedge bamboo in moderation according to our own situation, which will greatly help improve our body functions.