Nan bamboo shoots are the young stems of bamboo, a perennial plant in the grass family. Also known as hairy bamboo shoots, hairy bamboo shoots and so on. It is mainly produced in the Yangtze River Basin and all over the south of China, and is a common vegetable in the south of China. There are many types of bamboo shoots, which can be categorized into winter bamboo shoots picked in winter, spring bamboo shoots picked in spring, and whip bamboo shoots picked in summer. Among them, winter bamboo shoots are of the best quality, spring bamboo shoots are the second best, and whip bamboo shoots are the worst.

According to Chinese medicine, bamboo shoots are sweet and cold in nature; they enter the stomach and large intestine meridians. It has the function of clearing away heat and phlegm, promoting water retention, laxative, etc. There are also many therapeutic prescriptions. For example:

(1) acute fever cough: 50 grams of bamboo shoots, 50 grams of ground pork, 100 grams of round-grained rice, add the appropriate amount of salt, green onion, sesame oil porridge to eat.

(2) pediatric measles, chicken pox disease at the beginning of fever and thirst, urination is not favorable: 50 grams of fresh bamboo shoots, crucian carp a treaty 250 grams, boiled soup to eat, can promote the penetration of the rash, the disease early recovery.

(3) long diarrhea, dysentery, prolapse: 50 grams of fresh bamboo shoots, 100 grams of round-grained rice, porridge, often eaten.

(4) postpartum deficiency heat, heartburn, hand, foot and heart fever: 100 grams of fresh bamboo shoots, the best use of fresh bamboo shoots, bamboo leaves heart, water fried, drink soup.

(5) constipation: 100 grams of fresh bamboo shoots, fried vegetables, boiled food can be.

In addition, the roots of fresh bamboo shoots boiled water with tea can reduce blood cholesterol, play a role in weight loss, treatment of hyperlipidemia, hypertension.

As bamboo shoots contain more oxalic acid, which affects the body's absorption of calcium, children are growing body stage, should not be eaten; urinary tract stones should not be eaten. Some people are allergic to bamboo shoots, they should avoid eating.