Bamboo is a subfamily of Gramineae, with a wide variety. Underground stem is commonly known as bamboo whip, and its unearthed name is hook or bamboo shoot. "Compendium of Materia Medica" quoted Lu Dian as saying: "If it is within ten days, it is bamboo outside ten days, so Xunzi is from ten days." Let it grow rapidly. There are many kinds of bamboo shoots, such as winter bamboo shoots, spring bamboo shoots and whip bamboo shoots, all of which can be used as food. People in Jiangsu and Zhejiang use insect-eaten bamboo shoots as medicine, which is called "insect bamboo shoots". Tender bamboo leaves, bamboo shavings and astringent bamboo can all be used as medicine.

≮ Sweet, slightly cold and nontoxic.

≮ Food ingredients ≯ Bamboo shoots contain protein, amino acids, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carrots, vitamin B 1, B2 and vitamin C.

≮ Gourmet efficacy ≯ Cure thirst, benefit waterways, clear lung and eliminate phlegm. Insect bamboo shoots are effective diuretics and are suitable for edema, ascites, beriberi and foot swelling, acute nephritis edema, cough, diabetes, thirst quenching and heat disturbance.

Edema ascites (including ascites caused by nephritis, heart disease, liver disease and advanced schistosomiasis): 60 grams of bamboo shoots and 60 grams of old gourd, decocted in water. Or add 30 grams of wax gourd.

At the beginning of measles, rubella or chickenpox, children are hot and thirsty, and urination is unfavorable: fresh bamboo shoots and crucian carp stew can promote rapid penetration and early recovery.

Long-term diarrhea and dysentery, proctoptosis: fresh bamboo shoots are very effective in cooking porridge.

Insomnia: 30 grams of tender bamboo leaves and 3 grams of rush, decocted in water, taken before going to bed.

Postpartum deficiency heat upset, hand and foot heart heat: fresh bamboo shavings, bamboo leaf core 30 grams each, decocted in water.

Hypertension, head disease, red face, polydipsia, insomnia at night: fresh bamboo core 30-60g, Prunella vulgaris15g, Sophora japonica 9g, decocted with water.

Children's head sores, blisters and yellow water sores: the new bamboo shoots can be burned, grinded and coated with sesame oil (wipe the affected area with strong tea juice before applying medicine).