China is one of the origins of bamboo, and there are more than 200 kinds of bamboo. The most common dish on the table in spring is bamboo shoots, which are not only delicious, but also nutritious, and are known as "the first vegetable dish".

Bamboo shoots are both delicious and good medicine. Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, pointed out in Qian Jin Fang that bamboo shoots are "sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature, can quench thirst, benefit waterways, benefit qi and strength, and can be eaten for a long time". Compendium of Materia Medica holds that bamboo shoots have the functions of "clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, harmonizing the stomach and refreshing the mind".

Bamboo shoots can not only promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, but also have the effect of clearing away heat and calming the nerves, so they are highly recommended by health families. Eating bamboo shoots often can relieve children's polydipsia, cough, measles, rubella, edema and flatulence in spring.

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Medicinal value of bamboo;

1. Bamboo juice is the juice extracted from bamboo. When both ends of a fresh bamboo pole are knotted, split and heated, juice will flow out from both sides, that is, bamboo juice. Bamboo juice is a holy medicine for phlegm. Taking bamboo juice as tea can clear fire, eliminate phlegm, moisten dryness and quench thirst. Light bamboo juice eye drops can also cure children's pinkeye.

2. Bamboo shavings are the middle layer of bamboo stems. Take a small amount of dry products and decoct them in water to relieve symptoms such as upset, insomnia, irritability, stomach heat and vomiting;

3, bamboo yellow, is parasitic on bamboo shoots, take 30 grams of bamboo yellow, 60 grams of honey, soak in white wine to drink, can relieve cough, eliminate phlegm and treat bronchitis, relieve stomach heat and stop stomach pain.

4, bamboo leaves, have the effect of treating cough and asthma, killing insects and relieving summer heat. Soaking a small amount of bamboo leaves in water can relieve symptoms such as irritability and thirst, sores on the mouth and tongue, and less yellow urine. It should be noted that the main function of bamboo is to clear away heat, and those who are afraid of cold and have cold hands and feet should use it with caution.

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