What are the functions, effects and eating methods of bamboo ruta?

Bamboo shavings are relatively rare in life because this plant is very precious. Because its pharmacological effects are very obvious and can treat certain diseases in a targeted manner, Chinese medicine has a very thorough study of bamboo shavings, and can describe its medicinal value and edible value in detail. Let's take a look at the effects and functions of bamboo shavings and how to eat them.

①To treat hiccups: 2 jin of tangerine peel, 2 liters of bamboo shavings, 30 jujubes, 0.5 jin of ginger, 5 liang of licorice, and 1 liang of ginseng. Take the above six ingredients, add one dou of water, boil and take three liters, take one liter while warm, three times a day. (Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Soup from Synopsis of the Golden Chamber)

②Treat nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite during pregnancy:

Green bamboo shavings and tangerine peel each 18 zhu, Poria and ginger each 1 liang, Pinellia ternata 30 zhu. Add six liters of water to the above five ingredients, boil and take out two and a half liters. Divide into three doses. If the condition does not improve, keep recurring. (Qianjin Fang)

③ Treat breast deficiency, restlessness, vomiting and retching in women, calm the stomach and invigorate qi: 2 fen of raw bamboo, 2 fen of gypsum, 1 fen of cinnamon twig, 7 fen of licorice and 1 fen of white mulberry. Grind the above five ingredients into powder, and make into marble-sized balls with jujube flesh. Take one pill with water, three times a day and twice at night. For those with fever, double the amount of Baiwei; for those with asthma and restlessness, add one fen of Baishi. (Bamboo Bark Pills from "Jinkui Yaoxi")

④ Treat postpartum restlessness, headache, shortness of breath, and confusion in the heart: 1 liter of raw bamboo shavings, 5 he of Ophiopogon japonicus, 1 liang of liquorice, 5 he of wheat, 3 liang of ginger, and 14 jujubes. Use one dou of water to boil the above six ingredients, bamboo shoots and wheat, and take out eight liters. Remove the dregs, then add other herbs, boil until one liter is left, remove the dregs, and divide into two doses. For thin people, divide into three doses. (Danzhu Ru Tang from Qianjin Fang)

⑤For the treatment of insomnia due to weakness and restlessness after a serious illness: 2 liang each of Pinellia ternata (wash seven times with decoction), Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Immaturus Aurantii Immaturus (fried with bran and the pulp removed), 3 liang of dried tangerine peel, 1 liang (roasted) of licorice, and 1.5 liang of Poria cocos. Grind the above ingredients into powder. Take 4 large coins of it each time, add 1.5 cups of water, 5 slices of ginger, and 1 date, boil for 70%, remove the residue, and take before meals. (Wendan Decoction from Sanyin Fang)

⑥ Treat heatstroke and thirst: 1 he of bamboo shavings (new bamboo), 1 fen of licorice (filed), 2 black plums (broken). Add the above three ingredients to one and a half cups of water, boil until eight parts are left, remove the residue and let it cool, sipping it slowly from time to time. (Bamboo Ru Tang from Shengji Zonglu)