Bamboo shavings (Zhuru)
Pharmaceutical Name: Caulis bambusae in
taenis
Botanical Name: Phyliostachys nigra var. henonis Stapf
Common Name: Bamboo shavings.
Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: After the outside green skin has been removed, shavings are
taken from the outer part of the bamboo. This can be done all year round.
Properties & Taste: Sweet and
slightly cold.
Meridians: Lung, stomach and gall
bladder.
Functions: 1. To clear heat and resolve
phlegm; 2. To relieve irritability and stop vomiting
Indications & Combinations:
1. Cough due to heat in the lungs manifested
as cough with yellow thick sputum: Bamboo shavings (Zhuru) is used with
Scutellaria root (Huangqin) and Trichosanthes fruit (Gualou).
2. Mind disturbed by phlegm-heat manifested
as irritability, insomnia, palpitations, stifling sensation in the chest and
cough with yellow sputum: Bamboo shavings (Zhuru) is used with Immature
bitter orange (Zhishi), Tangerine peel (Chenpi) and Poria (Fuling) in the
formula Wendan Tang.
3. Nausea and vomiting caused by heat in the
stomach: Bamboo shavings (Zhuru) is used with Coptis root (Huanglian),
Tangerine peel (Chenpi), Pinellia tuber (Banxia) and Fresh ginger (Shengjiang).
Dosage: 6-10 g
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