Bamboo leaves are sweet, light and cold; Heart, lung, stomach and bladder meridian; It has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving restlessness, inducing diuresis and treating stranguria. Folks often use its stems and leaves to make herbal tea to cool off the heat. The preparation method of Lophatherum Bambusae is as follows:

1. Anyone suffering from exogenous fever, vexation, thirst and gas-heat can be combined with Gypsum Fibrosum, Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Phragmites communis to clear away heat, relieve vexation and quench thirst.

2. If both qi and yin are injured, Ophiopogon japonicus and ginseng can be added to replenish qi and promote fluid production.

3. For those who suffer from astringent urination due to the heat of heart meridian descending to the small intestine, Radix Rehmanniae, Caulis Akebiae and Glycyrrhrizae Radix can be combined to clear heart, conduct heat and induce diuresis.

4. For those with damp-heat bladder and red urine, Lygodium japonicum, Semen Plantaginis and Lalang Grass Rhizome can be used together to clear away heat and promote diuresis and relieve stranguria.

Modern research

Bamboo leaves contain a large number of effective components such as flavonoids and bioactive polysaccharides, such as phenolic acids, anthraquinone, terpene lactones, special amino acids, active skin, manganese, zinc, selenium and other trace elements.

The functional factors contained in bamboo leaves are mainly flavonoid glycosides and coumarin lactones. The content and biological activity of its effective components are equivalent to those of Ginkgo biloba leaves. Bamboo leaf extract has good effects of anti-free radical, anti-oxidation, anti-aging, reducing blood lipid and cholesterol.

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