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[[File:Trilha do Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos Sede Petrópolis.jpg|thumb|right|''Bamboo'']]
 
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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..
 
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..
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|ulcer}}, {{Uses|cancer}}, {{Uses|Rhinorrhagia}}, {{Uses|diabetes}}, {{Uses|impotence}}, {{Uses|infertility}}, {{Uses|menstrual pains}}
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{{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Rhinorrhagia}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Impotence}}, {{Uses|Infertility}}, {{Uses|Menstrual pains}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bamboo shoots}}, {{Parts Used|essential oils}}.
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{{Parts Used|Bamboo shoots}}, {{Parts Used|Essential oils}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Madhura (Sweet)
 
Madhura (Sweet)
 
===Guna===
 
===Guna===
Shita (cool), Mridu (Soft), Snigdha (Unctuous), Bahala (Thick), Guru (Heavy), Manda (Mild), Prasanna (pleasant)
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Shita (cool), Mridu (Soft), Snigdha (Unctuous), Bahala (Thick), Guru (Heavy), Manda (Mild), Prasanna (Pleasant)
 
===Veerya===
 
===Veerya===
 
Shita (Cool)
 
Shita (Cool)
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|diverse climate}}, {{Commonly seen|cold mountains}}, {{Commonly seen|hot tropical regions}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Diverse climate}}, {{Commonly seen|Cold mountains}}, {{Commonly seen|Hot tropical regions}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==

Revision as of 16:35, 30 September 2018

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..

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, 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.[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, 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

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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, crowded in axils of upper leaves so as to form a large terminal inflorescence stamens barren; the ovary is superior, unilocular, with marginal ovules.

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, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown. 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]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Diverse climate, Cold mountains, Hot tropical regions.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links