The efficacy and function of walking stick bamboo

Do you know what walking stick bamboo is? If you know, do you understand the effects and functions of walking stick bamboo? As a traditional medicinal material, what regulatory effects does walking stick bamboo have on our body? We will analyze them one by one for you below.

[Other names] Light bamboo leaves, bamboo leaves

[Source] Medicinal material source: the young leaves of the grass family plant.

[Original morphology] The arrow bamboo plant is shrub-like. The underground stem is monopodial. The culm is 1-4m high, with internodes 4-7cm long, 1.2-3mm thick, brown-purple in color, and many branches clustered at each node. There are a few or even several leaf sheaths on each leaf branch, 2-3cm long, glabrous, often brown-red, and the uppermost one is often dry with trichomes at the sheath mouth; the leaf blade is 6-10cm long, 6-11mm wide, glabrous, with 3-4 pairs of secondary veins and obvious small transverse veins. The raceme is terminal, 2.5-4cm long, with numerous spikelets densely distributed on one side, and the inflorescence is supported by several spathes. Because the uppermost bract is equal to or longer than the inflorescence, the spikelet is exposed from one side; the spikelet is 12-16mm long, contains 2-4 flowers, and is purple or yellow-brown when mature. The flowering period is April and the fruiting period is May.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on the edge of forests or in forests on hillsides at an altitude of 1300-2400m.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; bland; cold

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and relieves restlessness; quenches thirst and promotes urination. Main symptoms: fever, irritability, thirst, scanty and yellow urine

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above introduction, it is not difficult to see that walking stick bamboo has many uses. People in daily life can eat walking stick bamboo in appropriate amounts according to their physical conditions. After a period of time, your physical condition will be greatly improved.