Bamboo Ru

Zhu Ru, a Chinese medicine name. It is the dried middle layer of the stems of the grass plants Bambusa tuldoides Munro, Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure var. pubescens PFLi or PhyILostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munrovar. henonis (Mitf.) Stapf ex Rendle. It can be harvested throughout the year. Take fresh stems, remove the outer skin, scrape the slightly green middle layer into strips, or cut into thin slices, tie them into bundles, and store them in the shade. The former is called "San Zhu Ru" and the latter is called "Qi Zhu Ru". Green bamboo is mostly grown in plains and hills. It is distributed in Guangdong and Guangxi. Big head bamboo is grown on hillsides, plains or roadsides. It is distributed in Guangdong, Hainan and Guangxi. Bamboo shoots are mostly grown in hills and plains, distributed between the Yellow River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin, as well as in Shaanxi and Qinling Mountains, especially in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan, Shandong and other provinces. It has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, relieving restlessness and stopping vomiting. It is used for cough with phlegm heat, phlegm with gallbladder fire, palpitations, restlessness, insomnia, stroke with phlegm, stiff tongue and speechlessness, vomiting due to stomach heat, nausea during pregnancy, and restless fetus.

The efficacy and function of bamboo ru

1. Combined with Pinellia, one has a cold effect while the other has a hot effect, it can strengthen the spleen and dry dampness, harmonize the stomach and stop vomiting. It is mainly used to treat spleen and stomach disharmony, gastric qi reflux, resulting in nausea, vomiting, hiccups and other symptoms.

2. Combined with Zhishi, it can harmonize the stomach and reduce adverse reactions, clear away heat and stop vomiting, eliminate stagnation and resolve phlegm, and enhance the ability to relieve stomach discomfort and relieve diaphragm. It is mainly used to treat stomach heat and excessive phlegm, upward adverse reactions of stomach qi, nausea and vomiting, and fullness and stuffiness in the chest and abdomen.

3. With dried tangerine peel, one is warming while the other is cooling, warming and cooling at the same time, harmonizing the stomach and relieving adverse effects, and removing cold and heat in the stomach. It is mainly used to treat spleen and stomach deficiency, qi imbalance, mixed cold and heat, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, hiccups, etc.

4. Combined with ginger, one has a cold effect while the other has a warm effect, it can harmonize the stomach and stop vomiting, regulate the middle and reduce adverse effects. It is mainly used to treat vomiting and hiccups caused by the combination of cold and heat, and the upward flow of stomach qi.

5. Combined with Coptis chinensis: Rhizoma Anemarrhenae enters the gallbladder, Coptis chinensis enters the heart, and the heart and gallbladder are treated together, which can clear the heart and gallbladder and resolve phlegm and turbidity.

6. When used with Dendrobium officinale, it can clear stomach heat, nourish stomach yin, harmonize stomach qi, and reduce vomiting. It has the effects of clearing while replenishing and replenishing while clearing. It is used to treat hunger without eating, repeated vomiting, or retching, dry mouth and thirst caused by insufficient stomach yin, stomach deficiency with heat, and qi failure. It is also suitable for women with nausea and vomiting caused by stomach qi being disturbed by fetal heat during pregnancy.

Nutritional value of bamboo shavings

The bamboo shavings of the bamboo shoots contain ingredients that inhibit cAMP phosphodiesterase: 2,5-dimethoxy-p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, syringaldehyde, and coniferaldehyde. It also contains 2'-hydroxyethyl methyl terephthalate.

Medicinal value of bamboo shavings

[Nature and flavor] Sweet, slightly cold. Enters the lung, stomach and gallbladder meridians.

【Effects】Clears away heat and stops vomiting, removes phlegm and relieves depression.

【Effects and indications】

1. Eliminate phlegm and relieve depression: ① It is used for symptoms such as gallbladder deficiency, phlegm-heat stagnation, restlessness, and insomnia. It can be used with Zhishi, Poria, Pinellia, Tangerine peel, Licorice, and ginger, such as Wendan Decoction. ② It is used for stroke with phlegm obstructing the mind and tongue stiffness and inability to speak. It can be used with Danxing, Acorus, Poria, Pinellia, Tangerine peel, Zhishi, Ginseng, Licorice, and ginger, such as Ditan Decoction.

2. Clearing away heat and stopping vomiting: ① For vomiting caused by damp-heat, it can be used together with coptis root, pinellia tuber, and tangerine peel, such as coptis root, tangerine peel, bamboo shavings, and pinellia tuber soup. ② For vomiting or hiccups caused by deficiency-heat in the stomach, it can be used together with tangerine peel, codonopsis, licorice, ginger, and jujube.

3. Clear away heat and relieve restlessness: It is used for residual heat after fever and restlessness. Bamboo leaves, gypsum, bamboo shavings and reed roots can be used.

Side Effects of Bamboo Ru

Side effects are caused by poor drug selectivity and are inherent in the drug itself. Whether it is a prescription drug or an over-the-counter drug, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist. If you feel uncomfortable while taking the drug, you must stop taking it in time and consult a doctor or pharmacist to avoid unnecessary damage.

Taboos on using bamboo ru

It is not recommended for patients with vomiting due to stomach cold or nausea caused by cold.