Bamboo leaves

　　Bamboo leaves are leaves of the grass plant Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro var. henonis (Mitf.) Stapf ex Rendle. The young leaves that are rolled but not released are called bamboo leaf roll cores. Produced in all provinces along the Yangtze River Basin. It can be harvested at any time and should be used fresh.

　　[Medical properties] Sweet, pungent, light, cold. Gui Xin, Stomach, Small Intestine Meridians.

　　[Efficacy] Clear away heat, purge fire, relieve irritability, promote fluid production, and diuresis.

　　【application】

　　1. Fever and polydipsia. This product is sweet and cold and enters the heart meridian. It is good at clearing the heart and purging fire to relieve irritability. It can clear the stomach and promote fluid production to quench thirst. It can be used to treat febrile diseases that damage body fluids, irritability and thirst. It is often used with gypsum, anemarrhena, scrophulariaceae and other medicines, such as Qingwen Baidu Drink ("Epidemic Rash Yi De"). If used with ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc., it can treat the late stage of febrile disease, residual heat, and damage to both Qi and body fluids, such as Zhuye Gypsum Decoction ("Treatise on Febrile Diseases"). This product is light and clear, and can also cool down the upper burnt wind and heat. It is combined with honeysuckle, forsythia, mint, etc., and can be used to treat exogenous wind-heat, irritability and thirst, such as Yinqiao Powder ("Tiao Bian of Febrile Diseases").

　　2. Aphtha and red urine. This product can clear the heart-fire at the top and facilitate urination at the bottom. It can treat sores on the mouth and tongue caused by heart-fire inflammation at the top. It can treat short, red, astringent and painful urination caused by heat transfer from the heart to the small intestine. It is often used with Akebia, Rehmannia glutinosa and other medicinals, such as Daochi Powder ("Pediatric Drug Property Direct Jue").

　　Bamboo leaf roll heart has a stronger effect in clearing the heart and purging fire. It is mostly used for febrile diseases with pericardial syndrome caused by heat, coma and delirium. It is often used with Scrophulariaceae, lotus seed heart, forsythia heart, etc., such as Qinggong Decoction ("Tiao Bian of Febrile Disease").

　　[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 6-15g; fresh product, 15-30g.

　　[Usage Note] It should not be used by those with yin deficiency and excessive fire, bone steaming and hot flashes.

　　[Abstract from ancient books]

　　1. "Famous Doctors": "It is mainly caused by phlegm-heat in the chest, and coughing up Qi. ”

　　2. "Medicinal Meanings of Medicines": "Bamboo leaves have a refreshing fragrance that penetrates the heart, slightly bitter, cool and hot, and have a clear smell. The classic says: To treat warmth and clear away the heart qi, the taste is light and beneficial to the orifices, so that the heat and blood in the heart meridian can be decomposed. It is a good medicine for treating summer heat, quenching thirst, hot phlegm in the chest, typhoid fever, deficiency and dysphoria, cough and shortness of breath. ”