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What are the characteristics of bamboo?

Bamboo characteristics:

1. Ancient Dai Kai Zhi said: "among the plants, there are things called bamboo, not just not soft, non-grass not wood."

2. In taxonomy, bamboo has a section of hollow, long lance-shaped leaves, for perennial one-time flowering plants, belonging to the graminaceous plants; in the use of bamboo, many mechanical and physicochemical properties better than wood. Bamboo like grass like wood, is a large group of plants in the family of special.

3. Bamboo is the world's fastest-growing plant, slow per day and night high growth of 20~30cm, fast per day and night high growth of 150~200cm. 30~40 days can be 15~18m high bamboo, bamboo 100~120 days can be 30~35m high.

4. Bamboo adaptable, wide range of distribution; easy to reproduce, easy to plant, easy processing Utilization; small input, large output; less pests and diseases; more types of products, wide range of uses, large market capacity, low investment risk. Bamboo is compatible with ecological, economic and social benefits, and the three major benefits are remarkable.

Expanded Information:

. p>Bamboo Uses:

1 Bamboo Ru: is the bamboo stem scraped green cortex, and then scraped the second layer of the thing, also known as the "bamboo two green", "Compendium of Materia Medica": "light bamboo Ru, odor sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic. Indications: vomiting, warmth, cold and heat, vomiting blood, collapse, stop lung impotence, treatment of hemorrhoids, women's fetal movement. Bitter Bamboo Root, the main treatment for heat congestion, blood in the urine".

2 Bamboo fungus: refers to the fungus born in the bamboo forest, such as bamboo fungus is a fungus born on the ground in the bamboo forest. Its medicinal effects have been recorded in "Food Therapy Materia Medica", "Gleanings of Materia Medica", "Compendium of Materia Medica" and other medical writings. Bamboo fungus as edible fungus has a long history, in the past can only be collected from the wild, the number is very limited, usually only for the emperor tribute, now artificial cultivation, its yield and quality have improved significantly.

3 Bamboo root: medicine, with the effect of clearing away heat. Compendium of Materia Medica: "light bamboo root boiled juice to serve, in addition to the annoyance of heat, quenching danshi fever and thirst. Bitter bamboo root main treatment of the heart, lungs and five organs of heat and poisonous gas. Sweet bamboo root, stabilize the fetus, stop postpartum fever.

4 bamboo shoots: is the young shoots of bamboo, not only the tissue is tender, crisp and refreshing, flavorful, and nutritious, it as a medicinal resource in China has a long history, "Compendium of Materia Medica", "Materia Medica", "therapeutic materia medica", "dietary", "Qimin Yaojutsu", "Tang Materia Medica" and other classical masterpieces have been recorded. For example, "Compendium of Materia Medica": bamboo shoots taste sweet, non-toxic, the main thirst, water and gas, can be eaten for a long time.

5 Bamboo green: is to remove fire and cool Chinese medicine.

6 Bamboo leaf heart: can cure diarrhea. Extracting the heart of bamboo leaves and consuming its white tender part can cure mild diarrhea.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia- -Bamboo