Bamboo Leaf Ginseng is a common traditional Chinese medicine, which refers to the root and rhizome of Bambusa multiplex. It is mainly distributed in the area south of the Yangtze River in China and has high nutritional value. Let's take a look at the efficacy and functions of Bamboo Leaf Ginseng together!
【Morphological Characteristics of Bamboo Leaf Ginseng】
Bamboo Leaf Ginseng is a perennial herb that can grow up to 1m tall. It has short rhizomes and numerous fibrous roots. The stem is slender with branches. The fruit is spherical and black, with 2-3 seeds. It blooms in summer.
The dried rhizome is flat cylindrical, curved, about 5-10mm long and about 5mm in diameter, with numerous fine roots on the lower side.
The root is cylindrical and slightly twisted, about 4-10mm long and 1-2mm in diameter. The surface is yellowish-brown and has fine longitudinal lines.
It is hard and brittle, with a yellowish-white outer layer and a light brown woody layer. It has a slight aroma and a sweet, slightly spicy taste. The thicker and yellowish-brown the root, the better.
【Efficacy and Functions of Bamboo Leaf Ginseng】
1. Treatment of pulmonary emphysema
Bamboo Leaf Ginseng can stop coughing, relieve asthma, and also dissolve phlegm. It has a good therapeutic effect on human pulmonary emphysema. For treatment, you can take an appropriate amount of Bamboo Leaf Ginseng, white fresh skin, and deer antler grass, wash them, and stew them with chicken for consumption.
2. Treatment of post-disease enuresis
After illness, many people become weak and often experience symptoms of enuresis. Bamboo Leaf Ginseng can be used for treatment in such cases.
Take one or two pieces of Bamboo Leaf Ginseng, add one or two pieces of rock white cabbage, one or two pieces of Amaranthus viridis, and 500g of lean meat. Wash the ingredients, cut the meat into pieces, and stew them together in a pot. After it is cooked, eat the meat and drink the soup.
【Application of Bamboo Leaf Ginseng in Prescriptions】
1. Treatment of limb paralysis: 60g of bamboo leaf ginseng root and 1 egg. Stew in water and eat the soup with the egg.
2. Treatment of rheumatic pain: 18g of bamboo leaf ginseng root, 15g of red baby root, 9g each of madder root, big blood vine root, and tiger thorn root. Soak in 500ml of white wine for 7 days, take 15-60ml each time, once in the morning and evening.
3. Treatment of lower back pain: appropriate amount of bamboo leaf ginseng root. Grind into powder, take 6g each time, mix with water and wine, once in the morning and evening. (Prescriptions 1-3 are from "Jiangxi Herbal Medicine")
4. Treatment of asthenia and bone steaming heat: 60g of bamboo leaf ginseng, 30g each of white ginseng, Polygonatum odoratum, and Asarum sieboldii, stewed with pork. ("Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine")
