Bamboo Shavings (Zhu Ru)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Caulis bambusae in taenis |
| Botanical Name: | Phyliostachys nigra var. Henonis Stapf |
| Common Name: | Bamboo shavings |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Mingyi Bielu |
| art 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 and Taste: | Sweet and slightly cold |
| Meridian: | Lung, stomach and gall bladder |
| Functions: | To clear heat and resolve phlegm To relieve irritability and stop vomiting |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Cough due to heat in the lungs manifested as cough with yellow think sputum. *Use with Scutellaria root (Huang qin) and Trichosanthes fruit (Gua lou). 2. Mind disturbed by phlegm-heat manifested as irritability, insomnia, palpitations, stifling sensation in the chest and cough with yellow sputum. *Use with Immature bitter orange (Zhi shi), Tangerine peel (Chen pi) and Poria (Fu ling) in the formula Wendan Tang. 3. Nausea and vomiting caused by heat in the stomach. *Use with Coptis root (Huang lian), Tangerine peel (Chen pi), Pinellia tuber (Ban xia) and Fresh ginger (Sheng jiang). |
| Dosage: | 6-10 g |