Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Difference between revisions of "Bambusoideae - Bamboos"

From Ayurwiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Photo Gallery)
 
(6 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
[[File:Trilha do Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos Sede Petrópolis.jpg|thumb|right|''Bamboo'']]
 
[[File:Trilha do Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos Sede Petrópolis.jpg|thumb|right|''Bamboo'']]
The '''bamboos''' are a subfamily (Bambusoideae) of flowering perennial evergreen plants in the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family..
+
The '''Bambusoideae''' are a subfamily of flowering perennial evergreen plants in the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family.
 
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
{{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Rhinorrhagia}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Impotence}}, {{Uses|Infertility}}, {{Uses|Menstrual pains}}
 
{{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Rhinorrhagia}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Impotence}}, {{Uses|Infertility}}, {{Uses|Menstrual pains}}
Line 9: Line 8:
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
Amboo plant is a rich source of resins, arginine, silica, riboflavin, choline, thiamine, betaine, gluteline, cyanogenic glycosides, tyrosine, niacin, protein, albuminoids, histidine, oxalic acid, reducing sugar, phenylamine, nuclease, waxes, valine, urease, proteolytic enzyme, taxiphyllin, methionine, benzoic acid, urease, threonine, isoleucine, lysine, cysteine, acetylcholine.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
+
Amboo plant is a rich source of resins, arginine, silica, riboflavin, choline, thiamine.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
Line 36: Line 35:
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|alternate|stipulate|The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long, narrowly furrowed, slender, pubescent, with an erect linear gland between the leaflets of each pair, leaflets 16-24, very shortly stalked 2-2.5 cm long 1-1.3 cm broad, slightly overlapping, oval oblong, obtuse, at both the ends}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
+
{{Leaf|Alternate|Stipulate|The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long.}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexual|2.5 cm long|bright yellow|5-20|The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect, crowded in axils of upper leaves so as to form a large terminal inflorescence stamens barren; the ovary is superior, unilocular, with marginal ovules.}}
+
{{Flower|Bisexual|2.5 cm long|Bright yellow|5-20|The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect.}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|short legume|7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown.|12-20 seeds}}
+
{{Fruit|Short legume|7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|Oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base.|12-20 seeds}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
Line 55: Line 54:
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
Many bamboos are popular in cultivation as garden plants, although care needs to be taken lest they take over the garden through their invasive behavior.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 
Many bamboos are popular in cultivation as garden plants, although care needs to be taken lest they take over the garden through their invasive behavior.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
 +
 +
==Season to grow==
 +
Planting bamboo can be done either in spring or early autumn.
 +
 +
==Required Ecosystem/Climate==
 +
 +
 +
==Kind of soil needed==
 +
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
Line 66: Line 74:
 
Image:PuertoRico_Bamboo.jpg|Bamboo forest on Puerto Rico
 
Image:PuertoRico_Bamboo.jpg|Bamboo forest on Puerto Rico
 
Image:Bambusoideae-china.JPG|Stem
 
Image:Bambusoideae-china.JPG|Stem
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
 
<references>  
 
<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://globalfoodbook.com/28-incredible-benefits-of-the-bamboo-plant "Nutritional Values"]</ref>
+
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://globalfoodbook.com/28-incredible-benefits-of-the-bamboo-plant Nutritional Values]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/703261/details "Morphology"]</ref>
+
<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/703261/details Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Bamboo "Cultivation"]</ref>
+
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Bamboo Cultivation]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
Line 84: Line 90:
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 +
[[Category:Poaceae]]

Latest revision as of 12:22, 30 October 2020

Bamboo

The Bambusoideae are a subfamily of flowering perennial evergreen plants in the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family.

Uses

Ulcer, Cancer, Rhinorrhagia, Diabetes, Impotence, Infertility, Menstrual pains

Parts Used

Bamboo shoots, Essential oils.

Chemical Composition

Amboo plant is a rich source of resins, arginine, silica, riboflavin, choline, thiamine.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Bidiru
Hindi Baans
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Bamboo


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Shita (cool), Mridu (Soft), Snigdha (Unctuous), Bahala (Thick), Guru (Heavy), Manda (Mild), Prasanna (Pleasant)

Veerya

Shita (Cool)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Prabhava

Manaskara (Pleasing to mind)

Habit

Grass or tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternate Stipulate The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long.

.[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 2.5 cm long Bright yellow 5-20 The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Short legume 7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown Oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base. 12-20 seeds {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Many bamboos are popular in cultivation as garden plants, although care needs to be taken lest they take over the garden through their invasive behavior.[3]

Season to grow

Planting bamboo can be done either in spring or early autumn.

Required Ecosystem/Climate

Kind of soil needed

Commonly seen growing in areas

Diverse climate, Cold mountains, Hot tropical regions.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links