Bamboo roll

Bamboo roll

(essential preparation of raw herbs)

[synonym] bamboo needle (raw herbal medicine) and bamboo heart (materia medica renewed).

[source] the young leaves of Poaceae Phyllostachys pubescens were rolled but not put. The plant morphology is detailed in "Zhuru".

The young leaves of several kinds of common bamboos are generally used as bamboo coils for medicinal purposes. For example, the young leaves of Bambusa edulis in Guangdong and the young leaves of Neosinocalamus affinis in Sichuan.

[collection] picking in the morning.

[nature and taste] new materia medica: "bitter taste, cold nature, non-toxic. "

[Guijing] Bencao Zaixin: "entering the heart and liver meridians. "

Functions and indications: clear the heart, eliminate trouble, relieve heat and quench thirst.

① "Preparation for the nature of raw herbal medicine": treating fire injury, burning and storing oil and tonifying liniment. "

② New materia medica: "clearing the heart and purging fire, detoxifying and removing trouble, relieving heat and dampness, relieving thirst and generating fluid. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, fresh 2-4 yuan. External use: calcine and deposit, grind and apply.