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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.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Rhinorrhagia}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Impotence}}, {{Uses|Infertility}}, {{Uses|Menstrual pains}}
  
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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. In bamboo, the internodal regions of the stem are usually hollow and the vascular bundles in the cross section are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindrical arrangement. Bamboos include some of the fastest-growing plants in the world.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Bamboo shoots}}, {{Parts Used|Essential oils}}.
  
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The word bamboo comes from the Kannada term bambu, which was introduced to English through Indonesian and Malay.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Amboo plant is a rich source of resins, arginine, silica, riboflavin, choline, thiamine.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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== Description ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Bidiru|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=Baans|en=Bamboo}}
  
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Bamboos include some of the fastest-growing plants in the world, due to a unique rhizome-dependent system. Certain species of bamboo can grow 91 cm (3 ft) within a 24-hour period, at a rate of almost 4 cm (1.5 in) an hour (a growth around 1 mm every 90 seconds, or one inch every 40 minutes). Bamboos are of notable economic and cultural significance in South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, being used for building materials, as a food source, and as a versatile raw product. Bamboo has a higher specific compressive strength than wood, brick, or concrete and a specific tensile strength that rivals steel.  
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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== Uses ==
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===Rasa===
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Madhura (Sweet)
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===Guna===
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Shita (cool), Mridu (Soft), Snigdha (Unctuous), Bahala (Thick), Guru (Heavy), Manda (Mild), Prasanna (Pleasant)
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===Veerya===
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Shita (Cool)
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===Vipaka===
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Madhura (Sweet)
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===Karma===
  
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*In Indonesia, they are sliced thin and then boiled with santan (thick coconut milk) and spices to make a dish called gulai rebung.
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===Prabhava===
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*Pickled bamboo shoots (Nepali: तामा tama) are cooked with black-eyed beans as a delicacy food in Nepal.
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Manaskara (Pleasing to mind)
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*Fresh bamboo shoots are sliced and pickled with mustard seeds and turmeric and kept in glass jar in direct sunlight for the best taste.
 
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*In Sambalpur, India, the tender shoots are grated into juliennes and fermented to prepare kardi.
 
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*In addition, bamboo is frequently used for cooking utensils within many cultures, and is used in the manufacture of chopsticks.
 
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*Bamboo is used in traditional Chinese medicine for treating infections and healing.
 
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*In northern Indian state of Assam, the fermented bamboo paste known as khorisa is known locally as a folk remedy for the treatment of impotence, infertility, and menstrual pains.
 
  
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== External Links ==
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Grass or tree}}
  
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo Bamboo-Wikipedia]
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Alternate|Stipulate|The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long.}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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[[Category:herbs]]
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|2.5 cm long|Bright yellow|5-20|The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect.}}
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===Fruit===
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{{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}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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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"/>
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==Season to grow==
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Planting bamboo can be done either in spring or early autumn.
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==Required Ecosystem/Climate==
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==Kind of soil needed==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Diverse climate}}, {{Commonly seen|Cold mountains}}, {{Commonly seen|Hot tropical regions}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Image:Bambus berlin botanischer garten.jpg|Bamboo in a botanical garden
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Image:Phyllostachys aurea0.jpg|Leaves
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Image:Bamboo forest.jpg|Bamboo forest at Kamakurazuisen
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Image:PuertoRico_Bamboo.jpg|Bamboo forest on Puerto Rico
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Image:Bambusoideae-china.JPG|Stem
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://globalfoodbook.com/28-incredible-benefits-of-the-bamboo-plant Nutritional Values]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/703261/details Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Bamboo Cultivation]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.opensciencepublications.com/wp-content/uploads/IJN-2395-2326-2-106.pdf The Amazing Bamboo-A Review on its Medicinal and Pharmacological Potential]
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* [http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/0276-4741(2004)024%5B0157:BDATUI%5D2.0.CO%3B2 Bamboo Diversity and Traditional Uses in Yunnan, China]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5149056/ Bamboo tea-reduction of taxonomic complexity and application of DNA diagnostics based on rbcL and matK sequence data]
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* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/bamboo Bambusoideae on encyclopedea of britannica]
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[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

  • Bamboo in a botanical garden

  • Leaves

  • Bamboo forest at Kamakurazuisen

  • Bamboo forest on Puerto Rico

  • Stem

References

  1. ↑ Nutritional Values
  2. ↑ Morphology
  3. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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