Phyllostachys edulis

Phyllostachys edulis

(selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan)

[synonym] flat bamboo.

[source] it is the rhizome of Phyllostachys latifolia.

[plant morphology] Bambusa compressa

Perennial evergreen herbs, 50-70 cm high. Rhizome long, transverse, like bamboo whip, node on the majority of fibrous roots, yellow brown. Stem cylindrical, distinctly segmented, miliaceous, smooth. Leaves alternate; flat, broadly sword shaped, 20-40 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, apex acuminate, base folded into amplexicaul, entire, glabrous on both sides, with many parallel veins. The flowers are large, light blue purple, yellow striped, 4-6 cm in diameter. Capsule ovoid, ca. 2 cm long, trigonous. 3-valved at maturity, with black seeds and many seeds.

It is also cultivated in the valley, forest edge and wet land. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

[collection] all year round. Cut into sections and dry in the sun.

Bitter, cold.

[function indications] clearing away heat and inflammation. Treatment of acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, acute bronchitis.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 2-3 yuan.