Bamboo Juice
Succus Bambusae
Zhu Li

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; bitter; cold

Part(s) used

The sap from the stem after being roasted

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve phlegm

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Treatment of: 1. phlegm-heat cough manifested as cough with thick, yellow sputum and chest pain. bamboo juice (zhuli) is used with loquat leaf (pipaye) and trichosanthes fruit (gualou). 2. windstroke due to heart misted by phlegm, epilepsy or manic psycho