The efficacy and function of the root of Rough Brown Bamboo

Rough brown bamboo root is a common Chinese medicine. It can be used for medicinal purposes as well as for food. The effects and functions of rough brown bamboo root are quite comprehensive. Let’s take a look at it together.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the palm plant Bambusa rugosa.

[Original form] Rough brown bamboo, clumping shrub, about 2m high, or higher. The stem is cylindrical, with nodes and about 2 cm in diameter. Leaves are usually palmately 4-lobed; petiole 15-33cm long, convex on both sides; lobes broadly lanceolate to acicular, 20-25cm long, 2.5-4.5cm wide, with 3-4 ribs, short acuminate at the apex, with a sharp tip, only with fine serrations on the edges; with triangular halberds at the apex; leaf sheath fibers are brown, slender, and interwoven into a neat net. Inflorescence axillary, 15-25cm long, three-branched, the axis of the inflorescence initially covered with light brown scales; 3 spathes on the peduncle, tubular, 5-7cm long, narrowly triangular at the apex, split on one side; branches open, often branched again; flowers dioecious; female calyx bell-shaped, 3-toothed at the apex; a 4mm long narrow cylinder at the base of the calyx between the calyx and the corolla; when fruiting, the corolla is flat, 3-lobed, and the lobes are broadly ovate. No fruit seen. Flowering period is October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under forests on hillsides.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly spicy; neutral

【Functions and indications】Healing injuries and setting bones. Primary fracture

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 9-20g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what is the rough brown bamboo root. We know that the rough brown bamboo root has very comprehensive effects and functions, so in daily life we ​​can use the rough brown bamboo root as a means of regulating the body.