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Bambusae Folium

Black bamboo leaf

竹叶1 〔竹葉1〕 zhú yè1

Alternate English names: bamboo leaf2

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Bambusa tuldoides Munro; Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure var. pubescens P.F. Li; Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis Stapf ex Rendle (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Bambusa tuldoides Munro*; Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure var. pubescens P.F. Li*; Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis Stapf ex Rendle*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing fire-draining agents

Properties: Sweet, bland; cold.

Channel entry: Heart, lung gallbladder, and stomach channels.

Actions and indications: Properties, actions, and indications are similar to those of dàn zhú yè (Lophatheri Herba). Zhú yè is better at clearing heart and stomach fire, while dàn zhú yè is better at disinhibiting urine. Dàn zhú yè did not come into use until the Míng dynasty. Before the Míng, zhú yè was the item used and it was also referred to as dàn zhú yè.

Production area: Hénán, Guǎngdōng, Sìchuān, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Héběi, ānhuī, Húběi.

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