What are the medicinal values ​​of black bamboo?

In fact, there are many types of bamboo. The tissues are usually used by people to make some woven ornaments, baskets and other things. Some tender bamboos are called bamboo shoots. This kind of bamboo shoots can be eaten, but except for this bamboo shoot, other bamboos cannot be eaten directly. Therefore, many people don’t know that bamboo also has medicinal value, especially the uncommon black bamboo.

The medical value of purple bamboo root is beyond our imagination. It is very effective in treating some diseases. Purple bamboo roots contain many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look.

[Source] It is the rhizome of the Poaceae plant Bambusa purpurogena. Available all year round.

[Original form] Purple bamboo, also known as: black bamboo ("Ru'nan Nushi"), black bamboo ("Cao Mu Bian Fang"), water bamboo.

[Habitat distribution] Usually cultivated in courtyards.

【Nature and flavor】Pungent, mild, neutral.

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind, remove blood stasis and detoxify. Treat rheumatic pain, amenorrhea, abdominal masses, and rabies bites.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 1 liang.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat poison caused by mad dog bites, heart and stomach cramps, helplessness, random scratching and biting; or when the clothes are bitten, the poison gas is felt, and the person is afraid of wind and the sound of gongs: 3 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula, red bupleurum, liquorice, Notopterygium wilfordii, Angelica dahurica, Peucedanum chinense, ginger, and Poria cocos, 2 grams each of Citrus aurantium (fried), Ligusticum chuanxiong, and Platycodon grandiflorum, 1 liang of raw Sanguisorba officinalis, and a handful of Purple Bamboo Root. Boil them in water and drink while warm. When decocting medicine, you need a large pot with plenty of water so that it can be boiled thoroughly and produce a thick juice. If you are bitten by a dog, use this recipe before the disease breaks out. Add one or two liang of Atractylodes lancea, boil it into a thick paste, mix it with rice, and eat it. Pregnant women can also take it. (New Edition of Mei's Prescriptions)

【Excerpt】《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Herbal Prescriptions"; "Detailed Record of Bamboo": Purple bamboo originates from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Lianghuai, and is now found everywhere. Such as SHENG bamboo, light bamboo, bitter bamboo, they may be big or small, but the colors may be light or dark, and they are collectively called purple bamboo. Some are green at first and then gradually become purple, while others are purple as soon as the shoots emerge. People generally call them purple bamboo. The roots are also purple, with even joints. "Xin'an Zhi" said: Purple bamboo grows more and more prolifically, as the proverb goes: green in the first year, purple in the second year, if not cut in the third year, it will die in the fourth year.

To sum up, we have learned about the medicinal value of black bamboo. It is still incredible that bamboo has medicinal value, but bamboo is indeed helpful in treating some diseases, and black bamboo contains many nutrients that are very good for the human body, which are mainly taken as decocted medicine.