Temperate bamboo leaves are sweet, light, and cold. It belongs to the heart, stomach and small intestine meridians. It has the effect of clearing heat, removing annoyance, diuretic and laxative. Here we will look at the specific effects and contraindications of light bamboo leaf.
Clearing the heart and relieving irritation
It enters the heart meridian to clear the heart fire to relieve irritation, and enters the stomach meridian to relieve stomach fire to quench thirst. It is used to treat symptoms such as fever and thirst.
Clearing fire and promoting diuresis
Pale bamboo leaf is cold in nature and can clear the heart and lower fire, while sweet and light can permeate dampness and diuresis. It can be used to treat sores on the mouth and tongue caused by inflammation of the heart fire, or short, red and astringent painful urine caused by the heart fire moving down to the small intestine.
Clinical application proves that the diuretic effect of light bamboo leaf is weak, but it can significantly increase the content of sodium chloride in urine.
A decoction of 10g of this product tried in normal people can increase the excretion of chloride in urine. Its diuretic effect is weaker than that of Mucuna pruriens and Poria, but its excretion of increasing the amount of chloride in urine is stronger than that of Poria.
Antibacterial effect
Morinda citrifolia has some antibacterial effects.
The in vitro test of aqueous decoction of Pseudostellaria leaf has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus haemolyticus.
Antipyretic effect
The subcutaneous injection of 15% yeast suspension caused artificial fever in rats. For the fever in cats and rabbits caused by subcutaneous injection of E. coli, the leaf also has antipyretic effect, and the antipyretic potency per 2g/kg of the leaf is equivalent to 0.83 times that of 33mg/kg of phenacetin.
Anti-free radical
The leaf extract is a newly developed bioflavonoid health nutrient with excellent anti-free radical ability and conclusive sod-like activity. The ability to block nitrosation reaction is comparable to that of vc.
Anti-aging
Bamboo leaves are also rich in chlorophyll, research shows that chlorophyll is an important component of the anti-mutagenic effect of many vegetables, anti-tumor and anti-cancer effects, because chlorophyll has a strong antioxidant function, which has a positive effect on the prevention of cardiovascular disease and anti-aging.
Contraindications to the use of light bamboo leaf
1, without real fire, damp-heat people caution, body weakness with cold people forbidden to take light bamboo leaves.
2, kidney deficiency and frequent urination are contraindicated.
3. Pregnant women are not allowed to take Tempranillo.
4, light bamboo leaf should not be decocted for a long time, the fresh product is better than the fresh one, when cooking porridge should be thin, not thick.
