The efficacy and function of bamboo shoots

Hairy bamboo shoots are a very common Chinese medicine and also a very important medicinal material. We need to pay attention to it. Hairy bamboo shoots can be used in combination with other medicines, and we need to take them appropriately according to our physical condition. Let’s take a look at the main effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine hairy bamboo shoots.

[Alias] Maozhu shoots (from Zan Ning's "Shoots").

[Source] It is the seedling of the bamboo of the Poaceae family.

[Original form] Moso bamboo, also known as: cat-head bamboo (Xin'an Zhi), Jiangnan bamboo (Ru'nan Pu Shi), cat bamboo, thatch bamboo (Qunfang Pu), Mengzong bamboo, raccoon-head bamboo, and southern bamboo.

【Habitat distribution】 Mostly cultivated. Distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and various places in the south.

【Nature and flavor】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "sweet, cold."

【Functions and indications】 ① Wang Ying's "Food Materia Medica": "It can treat smallpox in children. Cook it into porridge and eat it to detoxify."

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoction or cooking.

【Note】 "Food Taboos": "Children with spleen deficiency have difficulty digesting food."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica"

In the above article, we introduced what hairy bamboo shoots are and understood their effects and functions. Hairy bamboo shoots can improve our immunity. They also have therapeutic effects in health preservation and have many benefits to our bodies.