What are the effects and functions of Danzhu Ru

Light bamboo ru is a substance from bamboo. It is picked from the middle layer after the bamboo pole has dried. Usually, fresh bamboo is picked and peeled, and the greener middle layer is cut into sheets or threads, then dried in the shade before use. It can be used as medicine at ordinary times. It is quite common in common Chinese medicine. So let’s take a look at what are the effects and functions of Danzhu Ru.

The effects of bamboo shavings: Bamboo shavings are the middle layer scraped from the outer skin of the stems of Poaceae plants such as light bamboo, green bamboo, and big-headed bamboo. Bamboo shavings are also known as bamboo skin, light bamboo skin shavings, green bamboo shavings, light bamboo shavings, ma ba, bamboo two green, and bamboo green. Bamboo shavings have the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, relieving restlessness and vomiting, calming the fetus and cooling blood. Bamboo shavings have the effects of treating lung heat cough, restlessness and palpitations, stomach heat vomiting, nausea during pregnancy, and fetal movement disorder. People with cold phlegm cough and asthma, stomach cold vomiting, and spleen deficiency diarrhea should not take bamboo shavings.

The effects of bamboo shavings: Bamboo shavings are sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature. They enter the lung, stomach, and gallbladder meridians. They have the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, relieving restlessness and stopping vomiting. They are used for cough with phlegm heat, phlegm with gallbladder fire, restlessness and vomiting, loss of eyesight due to shock, stroke with phlegm, stiff tongue and aphasia, stomach heat and vomiting, nausea during pregnancy, and fetal movement disorder.

Bamboo Shavings are used for lung heat cough, yellow phlegm, fever, irritability, and palpitations. Bamboo Shavings are sweet, slightly cold, and moist in nature. They are good at clearing heat, resolving phlegm, and relieving restlessness. Bamboo Shavings are used to treat phlegm-heat blocking the lungs. Those who cough up yellow and thick phlegm often use fresh bamboo shavings. Bamboo Shavings are paired with Scutellaria baicalensis, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Fritillaria thunbergii, etc. to enhance the effect of clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm. It can be used for those with irritability, palpitations, etc. who are caused by heat. It is most suitable for those with phlegm heat, but it can also be used for those with deficiency heat. The Wen Dan Tang in Qian Jin Yao Fang is used to treat phlegm-heat disturbance, gallbladder and stomach disharmony, with symptoms such as chest tightness, excessive phlegm, irritability and insomnia, or palpitations, or vomiting and hiccups. Bamboo Shavings are paired with Citrus aurantium, Citrus aurantium peel, Pinellia ternata, etc. to regulate qi, resolve phlegm, clear the gallbladder and harmonize the stomach.

Through the above introduction, we know the effects of Danzhuru. It is usually used in the form of traditional Chinese medicine, but it is generally used in combination with other traditional Chinese medicines. It can have a very good therapeutic effect, and it is also widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, so many people now favor it.