[characteristics of bamboo] what are the biological and medicinal characteristics of bamboo

Bamboo is a very recognizable plant, as long as you see a large cluster of bamboo-growing, tall and straight plants from a distance, it is undoubtedly bamboo. But in addition to these, bamboo itself has other characteristics.

I. Biological characteristics of bamboo

1. Underground stem: the underground stem of bamboo is the stem of bamboo plants growing horizontally in the soil, with obvious segments, rooting on the node and buds on the side of the node, which can germinate and become bamboo from new underground stems or shoots. According to the botanical point of view, the underground stem is the main stem of the bamboo tree, and the bamboo stalk is the branch of the bamboo tree, a bamboo forest or a bamboo clump, although there are many bamboo culms on the ground, but they are connected to each other underground, originating from the main stems of the same or a few bamboo trees.

two。 Bamboo branches: bamboo branches are hollow and jointed, and the branches are composed of nickle rings and branch rings. According to the normal branching of bamboo culm, it can be divided into one bamboo stem per node, such as the same bamboo species; two-branch bamboo culms have 2 branches per node, one main bamboo once, and the length is different, such as the bamboo species of Phyllostachys; three-branch bamboo culms have 3 branches per node, a central main branch, and one main branch on both sides, such as the bamboo species of Phyllostachys pubescens; multi-branch type: there are many branches per node, such as Phyllostachys pubescens and Phyllostachys pubescens.

3. Bamboo stalk: bamboo can be a substitute for wood. It is one of the hardest building materials. Its tensile strength is comparable to that of steel and even exceeds that of graphite. It can withstand a pressure of up to 52000 pounds per square inch. It has an annual growth rate of 10-30%. Relative to trees, bamboo can produce a very large area of raw materials to use. A clump of bamboo can grow 200 bamboos in five years, but only one tree can grow.

4. Environmental protection: bamboo is a very important element in the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the natural environment, which can reduce the culprit of global warming-carbon dioxide. Some bamboo can even decompose 12 metric tons of carbon dioxide per hectare. Very efficient to make the air very fresh. It is the fastest growing mulch in poor soil areas and produces up to 35% more oxygen than trees of the same area.

Second, the medicinal properties of bamboo.

According to the Great Dictionary of traditional Chinese Medicine, the main functions of light bamboo leaves are as follows: clearing away heat and eliminating annoyance, promoting diuresis, treating fever and thirst, infantile epilepsy, cough reverse leaf bleeding, facial redness, short red urination, mouth sores and so on.

Qing "Materia Medica seeking Truth": "according to the book, Bamboo leaves cool the heart and soothe the spleen, clear phlegm and quench thirst, for the treatment of fever, cough and asthma, vomiting and hematemesis, all apoplexy and eclampsia, nothing more than because of its light ability to solve, Xin can dissipate depression, can ease the spleen, cool can enter the heart, cold can cure heat and so on."

Qing "Benjing Fengyuan": "(bamboo leaves) the main cough goes against qi, cures acute tendons (diseases), bad sores, and kills insects." The main cough is contrary to air dryness, so that it can clear the heat of the lungs and stomach; for those with acute tendons (diseases) and bad sores, they can transform the qi of the body, gasification is the qi of the body, and gasification is smooth, so there are no bugs. "

Qing "Medicine meaning": "Bamboo leaves are fragrant, slightly bitter, cool and hot." Classics said: the treatment of temperature to clear, dedicated to clear heart qi, Ye Rui scattered, light taste Liqiao, so that the heart meridian hot gas decomposition. Injection treatment of summer heat and relieving thirst, hot phlegm in the chest, typhoid deficiency, cough and asthma are all used as a good medicine. Also take the color green into the gallbladder, clear the qi into the lungs, is to clear the heat, non-bamboo leaves can not. "

Through the above introduction, I hope it can help you to better understand the characteristics of bamboo and its function. Generally speaking, bamboo is a kind of plant with high breeding value, it has a unique ornamental effect, noble meaning, these are things that can enhance its own value.