whipping bamboo shoots are sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature, and enter the stomach and lung meridians; It has the effects of nourishing yin, cooling blood, regulating middle energizer, moistening intestine, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, quenching thirst and relieving restlessness, clearing away heat and benefiting qi, promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels, detoxifying and penetrating rash, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, promoting digestion, stimulating appetite, invigorating spleen, relaxing the diaphragm, dredging bowel and defecating, removing phlegm from diaphragm, eliminating greasy food and relieving alcoholic intoxication;

it is mainly used for treating anorexia, anorexia, abdominal distension and chest distress, constipation, phlegm and saliva stagnation, obesity, drunkenness and nausea.

the bamboo shoot is the tip of the bamboo whip. Wrapped with a hard whip (bamboo shell), it has a sharp shape and strong penetration. Whip tip growth and bamboo shoot growth alternate. The growth activity period is 5~6 months, and then after branches and leaves are sprouted in Hsinchu, whips grow in summer and autumn, and gradually stop growing after a large number of pregnant bamboo shoots. Shrinkage and shedding in winter, and then a fork whip is issued at the broken part. In the loose and moist soil, the tip of the whip grows very fast, reaching 4~5 meters a year.