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（音谨）竹叶。味苦，平、大寒，无毒。主咳逆上气，溢筋，急恶疡，杀小虫，除烦
热，
风痉，喉痹，呕吐。
根 作汤，益气止渴，补虚下气，消毒。汁主风 。
实 通神明，轻身益气。生益州。
淡竹叶 味辛，平，大寒。主胸中痰热，咳逆上气。
沥 大寒。疗暴中风，风痹，胸中大热，止烦闷。
皮茹 微寒。主呕 ，温气，寒热，吐血，崩中，溢筋。
苦竹叶及沥 疗口疮，目痛，明目，利九窍。
竹笋（蜀本作诸笋。） 味甘，无毒。主消渴，利水道，益气。可久食。
陶隐居云∶竹类甚多，此前一条云∶是 竹，次用淡、苦尔。又一种薄壳者，名甘竹叶，
最胜。又有实中竹、篁竹，并以笋为佳，于药无用。凡取竹沥，唯用淡、苦、 竹尔。竹实
出蓝田?舀而无实，而顷来斑斑有实，状如小麦，堪可为饭。今按陈藏器本草云∶
苦竹笋，主不睡，去面目并舌上热黄，消渴，明目，解酒毒，除热气，健人。诸笋皆发冷血
及气。淡竹根煮取汁，主丹石发热渴，除烦热。臣禹锡等谨按药性论云∶淡竹叶，味甘，无
毒。主吐血，热毒风，压丹石毒，止消渴。竹烧沥治卒中风，失音不语，苦者治眼赤。又云
青竹茹，使，味甘。能止肺痿唾血，鼻衄，治五痔，日华子云∶淡竹并根，味甘，冷，无毒。
消
小儿惊痫天吊。茎叶同用。又云苦竹，味苦，冷，无毒。治不睡，止消渴，解酒毒，除烦热
，发汗，治中风失音。作沥功用与淡竹同。孟诜云∶笋，寒。主逆气，除烦热，动气发冷症
，不可多食。越有芦及箭笋，新者稍可食，陈者不可食。其淡竹及中母笋虽美，然发背闷脚
气。又云慈竹沥疗热风。和食饮服之，良，蜀本图经云∶竹节间黄白者，味甘。名竹黄。尤
制石药毒发热。
图经曰∶ 竹、淡竹、苦竹，《本经》并不载所出州土，今处处有之。竹之类甚多，而
入药者唯此三种，人多不能尽别。谨按《竹谱》 字音斤，其竹坚而促节，体圆而质劲，皮
白如霜，大者宜刺船，细者可为笛。苦竹有白有紫。甘竹似篁而茂，即淡竹也。然今之刺船
者多用桂竹。作笛者有一种，亦不名 竹。苦竹亦有二种∶一种出江西及闽中，本极粗大，
笋味殊苦，不可啖∶一种出江浙，近地亦时有，肉浓而叶长阔，笋微有苦味，俗呼甜苦笋，
食品所最贵者，亦不闻入药用。淡竹肉薄，节间有粉，南人以烧竹沥者，医家只用此一品，
与《竹谱》所说大同而小异也。竹实今不复用，亦稀有之。
陈藏器序∶久渴心烦服竹沥。食疗淡竹上，甘竹次。主咳逆，消渴，痰饮，喉痹，鬼疰，
恶气，杀小虫，除烦热。苦竹叶，主口疮，目热，喑哑。苦竹茹，主下热壅。苦竹根，细锉
一斤，水五升，煮取汁一升。分三服，大下心肺五脏热毒瓦斯。苦笋不发痰，淡竹沥大寒。主
中风，大热，烦闷，劳复。淡竹茹主噎膈，鼻衄。竹实通神明，轻身益气。 ，淡、苦、甘
外，余皆不堪，不宜人。外台秘要∶疗凡脱折折骨诸疮肿者，慎不可当风及多自扇，若中风
则发 口噤，杀人。若已中风，觉颈项强，身中急速者，急服此方，竹沥饮二、三升。若已
口噤，以物强发纳之。忌冷冻饮料食及酒。竹沥卒烦难得，可合十许束并烧中央承取，投之可活。
千金方∶凡饮酒头痛。以竹茹三两，水五升，煮取三升去滓，令冷。纳破鸡子三枚搅调更煮
三沸，饮之。又方∶治齿龈间津液血出不止。苦竹茹四两，以酢渍一宿，含之。又方∶治齿
间血出。以竹叶浓煮，与盐少许，寒温得所含之。又方∶齿血不止。刮生竹皮酢渍之，令其
人解衣，乃别令一人，含 其背上三过，并取茗草浓煮汁，适寒温，含嗽之瘥。又方治时气
五、六日，心神烦躁不解。用竹沥半盏，新水半盏，相和令匀。非时服。肘后方∶治霍乱转
筋，心腹胀痛。浓煮竹叶汤五、六升，令灼已转筋处。又方伤寒五、六日以上者。作青竹沥
小煎，令减数数饮之，浓覆取汗。又方∶卒失声，声噎不出。浓煮苦竹叶服之。又方∶小儿
身中恶疮。煮取竹汁，日澡洗。葛氏方∶卒消渴，小便多。作竹沥恣饮，数日愈。孙真人食
忌∶卒得恶疮不识者，烧苦竹叶和鸡子黄敷。梅师方治产后身或强直，口噤面青，手足强反
张。饮竹沥一、二升醒。
又方∶主妊娠恒若烦闷，此名子烦。竹沥汤∶茯苓三两，竹沥一升，水四升，合竹沥煎
取二升。分三服，不瘥重作，亦时时服竹沥。又方治目赤 痛如刺，不得开，肝实热所致，
或生障翳。苦竹沥五合，黄连二分，绵裹入竹沥内浸一宿，以点目中数度，令热泪出。食医
心镜∶理心烦闷，益气方，止渴。苦笋熟煮，任性食之。又苦竹笋主消渴，利水道，下气，
理风热，香港脚。取蒸煮食之。又 竹笋，主消渴，风热，益气力，发气胀，蒸煮炒任食。简
要济众∶头疮。大笋，竹叶烧为灰，量疮大小，用灰调生油敷，入少腻粉佳。兵部手集∶治
发背，头未成疮及诸热肿痛。以青竹筒角之，及掘地作坑贮水，卧以肿处，就坑子上角之，
如绿豆大，戢戢然出，不止，遍匝腰肋。又方∶治疮。慈竹笋箨灰油和涂之妙。又方∶治中
风口噤，服淡竹沥一升。又方∶治汤火灼烂，竹中虫 末敷之良。又方∶小儿口噤体热者。
竹沥二合暖之，分三、四服。儿新生慎不可逆加针灸，忍痛动其五脉，因之成痫。是以田舍
小儿任其自然皆无此疾，可审之。又方∶治小儿、大人咳逆短气，胸中吸吸，咳出涕唾，嗽
出臭脓，涕粘。淡竹沥一合服，日三、五服，大人一升。广利方∶治金疮，中风口噤欲死。
竹沥半大升，微微暖服之。姚氏方∶卒齿痛。取苦竹烧一头，一头得汁，多揩齿上，瘥。伤
寒类要∶治交接劳复，卵肿，腹中绞痛，便欲死。刮竹皮一升，以水三升，煮五沸，绞去滓。
顿服。《梅师方》同。子母秘录∶治胎动，取甘竹根煮汁服。又方安胎，取竹沥服之。又方∶
治妊娠八月、九月，若堕树或牛马惊伤，得心痛。青竹茹五两切，以酒一升，煎取五合顿服。
不瘥，再服之。又方∶小儿痫。刮青竹茹三两，醋三升，煎一升去滓，服一合。兼治小儿口
噤体热病。又方∶小儿头疮，耳上生疮。竹叶烧末和猪脂涂上。又以鸡子白敷之亦妙。产书∶
治妊娠误有失坠，忽推筑着疼痛。新青竹茹二合，以好酒一升，煮茹三、五沸，分作三度服。
产宝∶治妊娠因夫所动，困绝。以竹沥饮一升，立愈。又方∶治产后血气，暴虚汗出。淡竹
沥三合，微暖服之，须臾再服。杨氏产乳∶疗疮疥。烧竹叶为末，以鸡子白和之涂上，不过
三、四次，立瘥。又方∶妊娠苦烦，此子烦故也。竹沥不限多少，细细服之。又方∶疗胎动。
安胎方∶甜竹根煮取浓汁饮之。姚和众小孩夜后狂语。竹沥每一岁儿连夜二合，服令尽之。
李畋该闻集云∶爆竹辟妖气，邻人有仲叟家为山魈所祟，掷瓦石，开户牖，不自安。叟求祷
之以佛经报谢，而妖祟弥盛。畋谓其叟曰∶翁旦夜于庭落中，若除夕爆竹数十竿。叟然其言，
爆竹至晓，寂然安帖，遂止。别说云∶谨按旧称竹实，鸾凤所食。今近道竹间，时见开花，
小白如枣花，亦结实如小麦子，无气味而涩。江浙人号为竹米，以为荒年之兆，及其竹即死，
信非鸾凤之所食也。近有江南余千人来言∶彼有竹实，大如鸡子，竹叶层层包裹，味甘胜蜜，
食之令人心膈清凉。生深竹林茂盛蒙密处。顷因得之，但日以汁枯干而味尚存尔。因知鸾凤
之食必非常食物也。
衍义曰∶竹叶，凡诸竹与笋，性皆微寒，故知叶其用一致。《本经》不言笋及苦竹性，
若取沥作油，亦不必强择也。张仲景竹叶汤，用淡竹，笋难化，不益脾。邻家一小儿，方二
岁，偶失照管壮热、喘粗、不食、多睡、仰头、呻吟、微呕逆、瞑目、多惊，凡三、五日，
医作慢惊治之；治不对病，不愈。忽然其母误将有巴豆食药作惊药，化五丸如麻子大，灌之。
良久，大吐。有物噎于喉中，乳媪以指摘出之，约长三寸，粗如小指，乃三日前临阶曝者干
箭笋。是夜诸证皆定，次日但以和气药调治，遂安。其难化也如此《经》曰∶问而知之者谓
之工。小儿不能问，故为难治，医者当审慎也。
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（音谨）竹叶。味苦，性平、大寒，无毒。主治咳嗽气逆上冲，筋脉拘急痉挛，恶疮疡肿，杀灭小虫，清除烦热，风痉（因风邪引起的抽搐痉挛），喉痹（咽喉肿痛闭塞），呕吐。
根 煎汤服用，能益气生津止渴，补虚降气，消除毒邪。汁液主治风邪引起的病症。
果实 能通利神明，轻身益气。产于益州。
淡竹叶 味辛，性平，大寒。主治胸中痰热，咳嗽气逆上冲。
竹沥（竹竿烧出的汁液） 性大寒。治疗突发中风，风痹（风寒湿邪闭阻经络），胸中大热，缓解烦闷。
竹茹（竹茎的中间层） 性微寒。主治呕吐，温理气机，寒热往来，吐血，崩漏（非经期大量出血），筋脉拘急。
苦竹叶及竹沥 治疗口疮，眼痛，明目，通利九窍。
竹笋（蜀本草本作诸笋。） 味甘，无毒。主治消渴（糖尿病类症状），通利水道，益气。可以长期食用。
陶隐居说：竹类非常多，前面一条说这是某一种竹，接着用淡竹、苦竹。又有一种薄壳的，名叫甘竹叶，效果最好。又有实中竹、篁竹，都以竹笋为佳，但入药无用。凡是取竹沥，只用淡竹、苦竹、某竹而已。竹实出自蓝田，过去没有果实，近来斑斑都有果实，形状像小麦，可以用来做饭。现在参考陈藏器《本草》说：苦竹笋，主治失眠，去除面目及舌上的热黄，消渴，明目，解酒毒，除热气，健人。各种竹笋都容易引发冷血和气滞。淡竹根煮取汁液，主治丹石发热口渴，清除烦热。臣禹锡等按照《药性论》说：淡竹叶，味甘，无毒。主治吐血，热毒风，压制丹石毒，止消渴。竹烧成的沥治疗突然中风，失音不语，苦竹的沥治疗眼红。又说青竹茹，作为使药，味甘。能止肺痿咳血，鼻衄，治五痔，日华子说：淡竹及其根，味甘，冷，无毒。治疗小儿惊痫天吊。茎叶同用。又说苦竹，味苦，冷，无毒。治疗失眠，止消渴，解酒毒，除烦热，发汗，治疗中风失音。制成竹沥功用与淡竹相同。孟诜说：笋，寒。主治气逆，除烦热，动气发冷症，不可多食。越地有芦笋及箭笋，新鲜的稍可食用，陈旧的不可食用。其淡竹及中母笋虽然美味，然而会引发背痈闷脚气。又说慈竹沥治疗热风。和饮食一起服用，很好，蜀本图经说：竹节间黄白色的，味甘。名叫竹黄。尤其能制约石药毒发热。
《图经》说：某竹、淡竹、苦竹，《本经》并不记载所出的州土，现在到处都有。竹的种类很多，而入药的只有这三种，人们大多不能完全辨别。谨按《竹谱》某字音斤，这种竹子坚硬且节短促，体圆而质地强劲，皮白如霜，大的宜于刺船，细的可以做笛子。苦竹有白有紫。甘竹似篁竹而茂盛，就是淡竹。然而现在刺船的多用桂竹。做笛子的有一种，也不叫某竹。苦竹也有两种：一种出江西及闽中，本极粗大，笋味极苦，不可吃；一种出江浙，近地也时有，肉厚而叶长阔，笋微有苦味，俗呼甜苦笋，是食品中最珍贵的，也没听说入药用。淡竹肉薄，节间有粉，南人用来烧竹沥，医家只用这一种，与《竹谱》所说大同小异。竹实现在不再使用，也很稀有。
陈藏器序：久渴心烦服竹沥。食疗淡竹上，甘竹次。主治咳逆，消渴，痰饮，喉痹，鬼疰（传染病或精神异常），恶气，杀小虫，除烦热。苦竹叶，主治口疮，目热，喑哑。苦竹茹，主治下焦热壅。苦竹根，细锉一斤，水五升，煮取汁一升。分三服，大下心肺五脏热毒瓦斯。苦笋不发痰，淡竹沥大寒。主治中风，大热，烦闷，劳复（病后复发）。淡竹茹主噎膈，鼻衄。竹实通神明，轻身益气。某、淡、苦、甘之外，其余都不堪用，不宜于人。外台秘要：治疗凡脱折骨折诸疮肿者，慎不可当风及多自扇，若中风则发口噤，杀人。若已中风，觉颈项强，身中急速者，急服此方，竹沥饮二、三升。若已口噤，以物强发纳之。忌冷冻饮料食及酒。竹沥突然烦躁难得，可合十许束并烧中央承取，投之可活。千金方：凡饮酒头痛。以竹茹三两，水五升，煮取三升去滓，令冷。纳破鸡子三枚搅调更煮三沸，饮之。又方：治齿龈间津液血出不止。苦竹茹四两，以酢渍一宿，含之。又方：治齿间血出。以竹叶浓煮，与盐少许，寒温得所含之。又方：齿血不止。刮生竹皮酢渍之，令其人解衣，乃别令一人，含其背上三过，并取茗草浓煮汁，适寒温，含嗽之瘥。又方治时气五、六日，心神烦躁不解。用竹沥半盏，新水半盏，相和令匀。非时服。肘后方：治霍乱转筋，心腹胀痛。浓煮竹叶汤五、六升，令灼已转筋处。又方伤寒五、六日以上者。作青竹沥小煎，令减数数饮之，浓覆取汗。又方：卒失声，声噎不出。浓煮苦竹叶服之。又方：小儿身中恶疮。煮取竹汁，日澡洗。葛氏方：卒消渴，小便多。作竹沥恣饮，数日愈。孙真人食忌：卒得恶疮不识者，烧苦竹叶和鸡子黄敷。梅师方治产后身或强直，口噤面青，手足强反张。饮竹沥一、二升醒。
又方：主妊娠恒若烦闷，此名子烦。竹沥汤：茯苓三两，竹沥一升，水四升，合竹沥煎取二升。分三服，不瘥重作，亦时时服竹沥。又方治目赤痛如刺，不得开，肝实热所致，或生障翳。苦竹沥五合，黄连二分，绵裹入竹沥内浸一宿，以点目中数度，令热泪出。食医心镜：理心烦闷，益气方，止渴。苦笋熟煮，任性食之。又苦竹笋主消渴，利水道，下气，理风热，香港脚。取蒸煮食之。又某竹笋，主消渴，风热，益气力，发气胀，蒸煮炒任食。简要济众：头疮。大笋，竹叶烧为灰，量疮大小，用灰调生油敷，入少腻粉佳。兵部手集：治发背，头未成疮及诸热肿痛。以青竹筒角之，及掘地作坑贮水，卧以肿处，就坑子上角之，如绿豆大，戢戢然出，不止，遍匝腰肋。又方：治疮。慈竹笋箨灰油和涂之妙。又方：治中风口噤，服淡竹沥一升。又方：治汤火灼烂，竹中虫末敷之良。又方：小儿口噤体热者。竹沥二合暖之，分三、四服。儿新生慎不可逆加针灸，忍痛动其五脉，因之成痫。是以田舍小儿任其自然皆无此疾，可审之。又方：治小儿、大人咳逆短气，胸中吸吸，咳出涕唾，嗽出臭脓，涕粘。淡竹沥一合服，日三、五服，大人一升。广利方：治金疮，中风口噤欲死。竹沥半大升，微微暖服之。姚氏方：卒齿痛。取苦竹烧一头，一头得汁，多揩齿上，瘥。伤寒类要：治交接劳复，卵肿，腹中绞痛，便欲死。刮竹皮一升，以水三升，煮五沸，绞去滓。顿服。《梅师方》同。子母秘录：治胎动，取甘竹根煮汁服。又方安胎，取竹沥服之。又方：治妊娠八月、九月，若堕树或牛马惊伤，得心痛。青竹茹五两切，以酒一升，煎取五合顿服。不瘥，再服之。又方：小儿痫。刮青竹茹三两，醋三升，煎一升去滓，服一合。兼治小儿口噤体热病。又方：小儿头疮，耳上生疮。竹叶烧末和猪脂涂上。又以鸡子白敷之亦妙。产书：治妊娠误有失坠，忽推筑着疼痛。新青竹茹二合，以好酒一升，煮茹三、五沸，分作三度服。产宝：治妊娠因夫所动，困绝。以竹沥饮一升，立愈。又方：治产后血气，暴虚汗出。淡竹沥三合，微暖服之，须臾再服。杨氏产乳：疗疮疥。烧竹叶为末，以鸡子白和之涂上，不过三、四次，立瘥。又方：妊娠苦烦，此子烦故也。竹沥不限多少，细细服之。又方：疗胎动。安胎方：甜竹根煮取浓汁饮之。姚和众小孩夜后狂语。竹沥每一岁儿连夜二合，服令尽之。李畋该闻集云：爆竹辟妖气，邻人有仲叟家为山魈所祟，掷瓦石，开户牖，不自安。叟求祷之以佛经报谢，而妖祟弥盛。畋谓其叟曰：翁旦夜于庭落中，若除夕爆竹数十竿。叟然其言，爆竹至晓，寂然安帖，遂止。别说云：谨按旧称竹实，鸾凤所食。今近道竹间，时见开花，小白如枣花，亦结实如小麦子，无气味而涩。江浙人号为竹米，以为荒年之兆，及其竹即死，信非鸾凤之所食也。近有江南余千人来言：彼有竹实，大如鸡子，竹叶层层包裹，味甘胜蜜，食之令人心膈清凉。生深竹林茂盛蒙密处。顷因得之，但日以汁枯干而味尚存尔。因知鸾凤之食必非常食物也。
衍义曰：竹叶，凡诸竹与笋，性皆微寒，故知叶其用一致。《本经》不言笋及苦竹性，若取沥作油，亦不必强择也。张仲景竹叶汤，用淡竹，笋难化，不益脾。邻家一小儿，方二岁，偶失照管壮热、喘粗、不食、多睡、仰头、呻吟、微呕逆、瞑目、多惊，凡三、五日，医作慢惊治之；治不对病，不愈。忽然其母误将有巴豆食药作惊药，化五丸如麻子大，灌之。良久，大吐。有物噎于喉中，乳媪以指摘出之，约长三寸，粗如小指，乃三日前临阶曝者干箭笋。是夜诸证皆定，次日但以和气药调治，遂安。其难化也如此《经》曰：问而知之者谓之工。小儿不能问，故为难治，医者当审慎也。
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(Jin) Bamboo Leaf. Bitter, neutral, very cold, non-toxic. Mainly treats cough with qi rebelling upward, spasm of tendons, malignant sores, kills small insects, removes vexation and heat, wind convulsion (convulsions caused by wind pathogen), throat bi (swollen and obstructed throat), vomiting.
Root Decoction: Tonifies qi, stops thirst, tonifies deficiency, directs qi downward, eliminates toxins. Juice mainly treats wind-related disorders.
Fruit: Opens the spirit, lightens the body, tonifies qi. Grows in Yizhou.
Dan Zhu Ye (Light Green Bamboo Leaf). Pungent, neutral, very cold. Mainly treats phlegm-heat in the chest, cough with qi rebelling upward.
Zhu Li (Bamboo Sap/Charcoal Juice). Very cold. Treats sudden stroke, wind-bi (obstruction of channels by wind-cold-dampness), severe heat in the chest, relieves vexation.
Zhu Ru (Bamboo Sheath). Slightly cold. Mainly treats vomiting, warms qi, alternating chills and fever, hematemesis, metrorrhagia (profuse uterine bleeding), tendon spasms.
Ku Zhu Ye (Bitter Bamboo Leaf) and Zhu Li: Treat mouth ulcers, eye pain, brighten eyes, unblock the nine orifices.
Zhu Sun (Bamboo Shoot) (Shu Ben Cao calls it various shoots). Sweet, non-toxic. Mainly treats xiao ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), promotes urination, tonifies qi. Can be eaten for a long time.
Tao Hongjing said: There are many types of bamboo. The previous entry refers to a specific type, followed by Dan Zhu and Ku Zhu. Another type with thin shells is called Gan Zhu Ye (Sweet Bamboo Leaf), which is the best. There are also Shi Zhong Zhu and Huang Zhu, whose shoots are excellent but useless medicinally. For obtaining Zhu Li, only Dan Zhu, Ku Zhu, and [Certain] Zhu are used. Bamboo fruits come from Lantian; previously they had no fruit, but recently they have appeared speckled like wheat, suitable for making rice. According to Chen Cangqi's Materia Medica: Ku Zhu Sun (Bitter Bamboo Shoot) mainly treats insomnia, removes yellow heat from the face, eyes, and tongue, treats wasting-thirst, brightens eyes, resolves alcohol toxicity, removes hot qi, and benefits the person. All bamboo shoots can induce cold blood and qi stagnation. Dan Zhu Gen juice mainly treats fever and thirst caused by Danchi (mineral pills), and removes vexation and heat.臣 Yuxi et al., according to Yao Xing Lun: Dan Zhu Ye is sweet, non-toxic. Mainly treats hematemesis, toxic wind, suppresses Danchi toxicity, stops wasting-thirst. Bamboo charcoal juice treats sudden stroke, aphasia, and loss of voice; bitter variety treats red eyes. Also, Qing Zhu Ru (Green Bamboo Sheath) as an adjuvant drug is sweet. It stops hemoptysis in lung abscess, epistaxis, and treats five types of hemorrhoids. Ri Huazi said: Dan Zhu and its roots are sweet, cold, non-toxic. They treat infantile convulsions and "heaven-hanging" disease. Stems and leaves are used together. Also, Ku Zhu is bitter, cold, non-toxic. It treats insomnia, stops wasting-thirst, resolves alcohol toxicity, removes vexation and heat, induces sweating, and treats stroke-induced aphasia. Its effect when made into Zhu Li is the same as Dan Zhu. Meng Shen said: Shoots are cold. They treat rebellious qi, remove vexation and heat, trigger qi movement and cold syndromes; should not be eaten in excess. In Yue, there are Lu Sun and Jian Sun; fresh ones are slightly edible, old ones are not. Although Dan Zhu and Zhong Mu Sun are delicious, they can trigger back carbuncles and muggy gout. Also, Ci Zhu Li (Calm Bamboo Juice) treats wind-heat. Taken with food and drink, it is good. Shu Ben Tu Jing says: Bamboo nodes that are yellowish-white taste sweet. Named Zhu Huang (Bamboo Yellow). It particularly controls fever from mineral drugs.
Tu Jing says: [Certain] Zhu, Dan Zhu, and Ku Zhu are not recorded in Ben Jing regarding their origin provinces. Now they are found everywhere. There are many types of bamboo, but only these three are used medicinally; people often cannot distinguish them completely. According to the Bamboo Spectrum, the character [Certain] sounds like "jin". This bamboo is hard with short nodes, round in shape and strong in texture, white skin like frost. Large ones are suitable for boat-piercing, fine ones for flutes. Ku Zhu comes in white and purple. Gan Zhu resembles Huang Zhu and is lush, which is Dan Zhu. However, nowadays, Gui Zhu is mostly used for boat-piercing. There is a type used for flutes, also not named [Certain] Zhu. Ku Zhu has two types: one grows in Jiangxi and Minzhong, is very thick, shoots are extremely bitter and inedible; another grows in Jiangzhe, occasionally found nearby, has thick flesh and broad leaves, shoots are slightly bitter, commonly called sweet-bitter shoots, highly prized as food but rarely used medicinally. Dan Zhu has thin flesh and powder between nodes; Southerners use it to make Zhu Li. Physicians only use this one variety, largely consistent with minor differences from the Bamboo Spectrum. Bamboo fruits are no longer used and are rare.
Chen Cangqi Preface: For prolonged thirst and vexation, take Zhu Li. Shi Liao ranks Dan Zhu first, Gan Zhu second. Mainly treats cough/rebellion, wasting-thirst, phlegm-fluid retention, throat bi, ghost zhu (infectious/mental illness), evil qi, kills insects, removes vexation and heat. Ku Zhu Ye mainly treats mouth ulcers, eye heat, aphonia. Ku Zhu Ru mainly treats lower jiao heat obstruction. Ku Zhu Gen, finely sliced one jin, boiled in five sheng of water to yield one sheng of juice. Divided into three doses, greatly drains heat and toxic qi from heart, lungs, and five zang organs. Ku Zhu Sun does not generate phlegm; Dan Zhu Li is very cold. Mainly treats stroke, severe heat, vexation, relapse after exertion. Dan Zhu Ru mainly treats dysphagia and epistaxis. Bamboo fruits open the spirit, lighten the body, and tonify qi. Besides [Certain], Dan, Ku, and Gan, others are unsuitable for human use. Waitai Miyao: For fractures and swelling, avoid wind and excessive self-fanning; if wind-stroke occurs, it causes lockjaw and death. If already having wind-stroke, feeling neck stiffness and rapid body symptoms, urgently take this prescription: drink two to three sheng of Zhu Li. If lockjaw has occurred, force it open with an object. Avoid cold drinks/food and alcohol. If Zhu Li is hard to get due to sudden vexation, burn ten bundles together, collect the central juice, and administer to save life. Qianjin Fang: For headache after drinking alcohol. Take three liang of Zhu Ru, boil in five sheng of water to reduce to three sheng, strain, cool. Add three broken eggs, stir and boil three times, then drink. Another prescription: For continuous bleeding from gums. Soak four liang of Ku Zhu Ru in vinegar overnight, hold in mouth. Another prescription: For bleeding from teeth. Boil bamboo leaves strongly, add a little salt, hold at appropriate temperature. Another prescription: For persistent tooth bleeding. Scrape raw bamboo skin, soak in vinegar, have patient undress, ask another person to hold [something] on their back three times, and boil Ming Cao strongly, hold at appropriate temperature and gargle for cure. Another prescription: For epidemic febrile disease on day 5-6 with unresolved mental vexation. Mix half cup of Zhu Li with half cup of fresh water evenly. Take when not regular mealtime. Zhou Hou Fang: For cholera with muscle cramps and abdominal distension/pain. Boil bamboo leaf soup strongly to five-six sheng, apply heat to the cramped area. Another prescription: For Shanghan (cold damage) over five-six days. Make a small decoction of Qing Zhu Li, reduce amount, drink frequently, cover thickly to induce sweat. Another prescription: For sudden loss of voice/choking sound. Boil Ku Zhu Ye strongly and drink. Another prescription: For malignant sores in children. Boil bamboo juice, wash daily. Ge Shi Fang: For sudden wasting-thirst with frequent urination. Drink Zhu Li freely, cured in several days. Sun Taoren Food Taboos: For unknown malignant sores, burn Ku Zhu Ye, mix with egg yolk, apply. Mei Shi Fang: For postpartum body stiffness, lockjaw, blue face, limb extension. Drink one-two sheng of Zhu Li to regain consciousness.
Another prescription: For constant vexation during pregnancy, named Zi Fan (Pregnancy Vexation). Zhu Li Tang: Fu Ling three liang, Zhu Li one sheng, water four sheng, boil Zhu Li with water to yield two sheng. Divide into three doses; if not cured, repeat, or take Zhu Li occasionally. Another prescription: For red painful eyes like stabbing, inability to open, caused by liver excess-heat, or cataracts. Five he of Ku Zhu Li, two fen of Huang Lian, wrap in silk, soak in Zhu Li overnight, drop into eyes several times until hot tears flow. Shi Yi Xin Jing: Regulate mental vexation, tonify qi, stop thirst. Cook Ku Zhu Sun thoroughly, eat as desired. Also, Ku Zhu Sun treats wasting-thirst, promotes urination, directs qi downward, regulates wind-heat, and gout. Steam or boil and eat. Also, [Certain] Zhu Sun treats wasting-thirst, wind-heat, tonifies qi power, triggers qi bloating; steam, boil, or fry and eat as desired. Jian Yao Ji Zhong: For head sores. Large shoots, burn bamboo leaves to ash, measure sore size, mix ash with raw oil to apply, adding a little Nifen (lead subcarbonate) is good. Bing Bu Shou Ji: For back carbuncles, pre-ulcer heat/swelling. Use green bamboo tube for cupping, dig a pit storing water, lie with swollen part over pit, cup like mung bean size, continuously exuding, covering waist and ribs. Another prescription: For sores. Ci Zhu Sun Tuo (husk) ash mixed with oil applied is excellent. Another prescription: For stroke lockjaw, drink one sheng of Dan Zhu Li. Another prescription: For burns/scalds, sprinkle bamboo insect powder, effective. Another prescription: For infants with lockjaw and body heat. Warm two he of Zhu Li, divide into three-four doses. Newborns must not undergo acupuncture/moxibustion against nature, enduring pain damages five meridians, leading to epilepsy. Thus, rural children left natural do not have this disease, verify carefully. Another prescription: For children/adults with cough/rebellion, shortness of breath, sucking sensation in chest, coughing sputum/bad pus/sticky mucus. Take one he of Dan Zhu Li, three-five times daily, adults one sheng. Guang Li Fang: For metal wounds, stroke lockjaw near death. Half large sheng of Zhu Li, slightly warm, drink. Yao Shi Fang: For sudden toothache. Burn one end of Ku Zhu, collect juice from other end, rub on teeth frequently, cured. Shang Han Lei Yao: Treat relapse after intercourse, scrotal swelling, abdominal colic, near death. Scrape one sheng of bamboo skin, boil in three sheng of water for five boils, strain, take in one dose. Same as Mei Shi Fang. Zi Mi Mi Lu: Treat fetal movement, take Gan Zhu Root decoction. Another prescription for calming fetus, take Zhu Li. Another prescription: For pregnancy months 8-9, if falling from tree or startled by cattle/horses causing heart pain. Cut five liang of Qing Zhu Ru, boil in one sheng of wine to yield five he, take in one dose. If not cured, take again. Another prescription: Infantile epilepsy. Scrape three liang of Qing Zhu Ru, boil in three sheng of vinegar to yield one sheng, strain, take one he. Also treats infantile lockjaw and body heat. Another prescription: Infantile head/ear sores. Burn bamboo leaves to powder, mix with pig fat, apply. Egg white application is also excellent. Chan Shu: Treat accidental fall during pregnancy causing sudden pain. Two he of fresh Qing Zhu Ru, boil in one sheng of good wine for three-five boils, divide into three doses. Chan Bao: Treat pregnancy exhaustion due to husband's activity. Drink one sheng of Zhu Li, immediate cure. Another prescription: Postpartum blood/qi sudden deficiency with sweating. Three he of Dan Zhu Li, slightly warm, drink, repeat shortly. Yang Shi Chan Ru: Treat sores/itch. Burn bamboo leaves to powder, mix with egg white, apply, cured in three-four times. Another prescription: Pregnancy vexation due to Zi Fan. Take Zhu Li without limit, sip slowly. Another prescription: Treat fetal movement. An Tai Fang: Boil Tian Zhu Root to thick juice, drink. Yao He Zhong: Children talking wildly at night. Zhu Li two he per year of age, taken overnight until finished. Li Tian Gai Wen Ji says: Firecrackers repel evil spirits. Neighbor Zhong Sou was haunted by mountain demons, throwing tiles, opening doors/windows, uneasy. Sou prayed with Buddhist scriptures, but hauntings increased. Tian told him: Set off dozens of firecrackers in the courtyard day and night like New Year's Eve. Sou agreed, firecrackers went until dawn, silence and peace returned, stopped. Bie Shuo says: Old texts say bamboo fruits are eaten by luan and phoenix. Recently, bamboo blooms near roads, small white flowers like jujube, bearing fruit like wheat grains, odorless and astringent. Jiangzhe people call it bamboo rice, omen of famine, and the bamboo dies. Truly not food of luan/phoenix. Recently, thousands from Jiangnan reported: They have bamboo fruits as big as chicken eggs, wrapped in layers of leaves, sweeter than honey, eating makes chest clear. Grown in deep, lush bamboo forests. I obtained some, but dried out while keeping juice, yet taste remained. Thus knowing luan/phoenix food must be extraordinary.
Yan Yi says: Bamboo leaves, all bamboos and shoots, are slightly cold in nature, thus leaves have similar uses. Ben Jing does not mention shoot and Ku Zhu nature; if taking juice/oil, no need to strictly select. Zhang Zhongjing's Zhu Ye Tang uses Dan Zhu. Shoots are hard to digest, do not benefit spleen. A neighbor's child, two years old, lost care, high fever, coarse breathing, no appetite, sleeping much, head tilted back, groaning, slight vomiting/rebellion, eyes closed, frequent fright, for three-five days. Doctor treated as slow convulsion; treatment mismatched, not cured. Suddenly mother mistakenly gave medicine containing Ban Dou (Croton seed) as convulsion remedy, dissolved into five sesame-sized pills, forced down. After a while, severe vomiting. Object stuck in throat, wet nurse extracted with finger, about three cun long, thick as little finger, it was a dry Jian Sun (arrow shoot) dried on steps three days prior. That night symptoms settled, next day harmonizing medicine regulated, thus safe. Such is the difficulty of digestion. Classic says: Asking to know is called skilled. Children cannot speak, thus hard to treat, physicians must be cautious.