VARIANT NAMES: Sun, Maozhusun (Cogongrass Bamboo Shoot), Maozhusun (Cat-Bamboo Shoot).
ORIGIN: The shoot of Phyllostachys pubescens [Poaceae].
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: Every 100g of the edible part contains 2.6g of protein, 0.2g of fat, 7.0g of carbohydrate, 76mg of phosphorus, 10 mg of calcium, 0.5 mg of iron and polyose.
NATURE, FLAVOR AND CHANNEL TROPISM: Sweet in flavor and cold in nature, acting on the channels of the large intestine, lung and stomach.
EFFICIENCIES AND INDICATIONS: Clearing away heat, resolving phlegm, regulating the function of the stomach and spleen, moisturizing the intestinal tract. It is used to treat excessive accumulation of phlegm and heat in the lung, abdominal distention due to retention of food in the stomach, Anal Fissure, Constipation, measles reluctant to erupt.
DIRECTIONS: To be decocted, eaten cooked or sauted Children with symptoms of deficiency of the spleen should not eat it excessively.