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Ban Zhu Gen (Root and rhizome of giant timber bamboo)

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Quick answer

Ban Zhu Gen: the root and rhizome are used to relieve rheumatic conditions, relieve cough and asthma; for the treatment of shortness of breath and cough, numbness and pain of limbs, pain of muscles and joints.

Name

Ban Zhu Gen (Rhizoma et Radix Phyllostachydis Bambusoidis)

Sources

The drug is the dried root and rhizome of Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zuec. (family Graminae), cultivated or growing in low sealevel slopes, and distributed in East China and Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan. The vagina named Ban Zhu Qiao and the flower named Ban Zhu Hua of this plant are also used as drug.

The Effect of Ban Zhu Gen

Property

Bland, slightly bitter, cold.

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The root and rhizome are used to relieve rheumatic conditions, relieve cough and asthma; for the treatment of shortness of breath and cough, numbness and pain of limbs, pain of muscles and joints.

The vagina is used to relieve heat in blood, promote eruption; for the treatment of measles with inadequate eruption.

The flower is used for the treatment of scarlet fever.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 15~30 g.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

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