Chinese name: Bamboo shoots.

Chinese Pinyin: dì sǔn

Latin name: Lycopus lucidus Turcz.

Alternative names: sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, and sweet potato , water panax notoginseng, wild panax notoginseng, upland lotus root, silver squid, manna seed, adenophora, ground ginseng

Family and genus: Lamiaceae, Dipsacus genus Perennial herbs. The underground rhizome runs horizontally, has a hypertrophied apex, is nearly spindle-shaped, and takes root (fibrous roots) at the stem nodes. Above ground, the stems are upright, four-sided, hollow, and generally unbranched. The leaves are opposite, oblong-lanceolate, with a wedge-shaped base, deeply serrated edges, and concave gland points on the back of the leaves. Verticillary inflorescences, florets lip-shaped, white. The small nuts are dark brown and ovate. The flowering period is from July to September and the fruiting period is from September to November. In spring and summer, the young stems and leaves can be picked for cold dressing, stir-frying, and making soup. The taste is a treasure of wild vegetables. The rhizome is used as medicine and has the effects of promoting blood circulation and replenishing qi. The above-ground parts of ground bamboo shoots are harvested and dried in summer and autumn and used as a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine (Azeponiae). The underground part is dried and used as medicine, and its functions are equivalent to Cordyceps sinensis.