Bamboo Shavings (Zhu Ru)

Chinese Bulk Herbs – Bamboo Shavings (Zhu Ru)

Bamboo shavings have sweet and slightly cold properties, and are associated with the Lung, Stomach and Gallbladder meridians. Zhu Ru main functions are to clear heat and resolve phlegm, and to relieve irritability and stop vomiting. It can also treat chest congestion, coughs, and nausea and vomiting caused by stomach problems.

Clinical Use (Chinese):
Bamboo shavings help resolve phlegm heat, relieves restlessness, and stops vomiting. For cough with thick, yellow sputum due to lung heat and for restlessness due to accumulation of Phlegm Heat in the Heart. For cough due to Lung Heat, it is used with Radix Scutellariae (Huang Qin) and Fructus Trichosanthis (Gua Lou).

Latin Name:
Bambusa var.
Phyllostachys var.

Chinese Name:
Zhu Ru

Common Names:
Bamboo shavings

Parts Used:
Dried middle shavings of stem

Properties:
Sweet in flavor, slightly cold in property, acts on the Lung, Stomach, and Gallbladder channels.

Cautions:
None known

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