Bamboo root is also known as cogongrass, cogongrass, and cogongrass. It is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Gramineae family.

The medicinal materials are dry rhizomes, sweet and bitter in taste, cold in nature, and non-toxic.

Function: Cool blood to stop bleeding, clear away heat and detoxify.

Indications: used for vomiting blood, hematuria, hot stranguria, edema, jaundice, dysuria, febrile illness, polydipsia, stomach heat, vomiting, and cough.

People with spleen and stomach deficiency, excessive urination and no thirst should not take it.

In our hometown, we also have this saying that it can promote lactation. But I heard that adding loach to millet stew is more effective.