In the records of history, Bamboo is commonly applied in traditional Chinese medicine. The powder extracted from bamboo is used as medicine to cure asthma, cough and E.D.; The abstract of black bamboo shoots can cure kidney diseases; The bamboo shoots and leaves are commonly used to cure venereal disease and cancer; Bamboo juice can cure fever while bamboo powder can cure miliaria. “Compendium of Materia Medica”, a famous ancient Chinese medicine work, there are 24 records about the medical effects and prescriptions of bamboo. In China, there are over 1000 kinds of prescriptions about using bamboo.
The scientific researches show that each part of bamboo has healthcare and medical value. It contains a lot of active crude fiber contents and the anti-cancer and anti-aging microelements. It has the effects of reducing heat, cleaning lungs, detoxification, and preventing constipation. Bamboo extracts contain the active elements including flavonoid, phenolic acid, lactone, amylase, amino acid and other microelements, which can help to cure vein disease, protect liver and improve sleeping quality and take the effect of anti-aging in cosmetic products. |