Bamboo juice (Zhuli)
Pharmaceutical Name:
Saccus Bambusae in Taeniam.Botanical Name:
1. Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis Stapf; 2. Bambusa tuldoides Munro; 3. Sinocalamus breecheyanus (Munro) McClure var. pubescens P. F. LiCommon Name:
Bamboo juice.Source of Earliest Record:
Mingyi Bielu.Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:
The bamboo juice is collected after the green bamboo has been burned.Properties & Taste:
Sweet and cold.Meridians:
Lung and stomach.Functions:
To clear heat and resolve phlegm.Indications & Combinations:
1. Phlegm-heat cough manifested as cough with thick, yellow sputum and chest pain: Bamboo juice (Zhuli) is used with Loquat leaf (Pipaye) and Trichosanthes fruit (Gualou).
2. Windstroke due to heart misted by phlegm, epilepsy or manic psychosis: Bamboo juice (Zhuli) is used with Ginger juice (Jiangzhi).