According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, bamboo shoots have a sweet, slightly bitter taste and a cooling nature, helping to clear heat, promote urination, and improve blood circulation. If used correctly, this food can help improve several problems such as insomnia, sore throat, and rheumatism.
Here are some remedies using bamboo shoots and how to prepare them:
Remedy 1: Bamboo shoots for treating asthma and rheumatism
Ingredients: 40g fresh bamboo shoots, 2 garden snails.
Making:
- Fresh bamboo shoots are boiled thoroughly in boiling water for about 10-15 minutes, then removed and soaked in cold water for 2-3 hours to remove toxins. Afterward, the bamboo shoots are rinsed, crushed, and the juice is extracted.
- Wash the snails thoroughly, then soak them in rice water for about an hour to remove all the dirt. Afterwards, boil them until cooked, remove the snail meat, and put it in a pot with enough water to make a concentrated broth.
- Mix bamboo shoot juice with snail broth; drink this mixture 1-2 times daily for 15-20 days.
Bamboo shoots and garden snails are used as remedies for asthma and rheumatism.
Remedy 2: Treating cough and sore throat
Ingredients: 20g fresh bamboo shoots, 20g sour tamarind, 10g mulberry root bark, 8g fresh ginger, rock sugar or honey to taste.
Making:
- Fresh bamboo shoots, after being thoroughly boiled and soaked to remove toxins, are pounded into a paste. Tamarind is washed and drained. Mulberry root bark is washed and finely chopped. Fresh ginger is peeled, washed, and pounded into a paste.
- Combine all the ingredients, including bamboo shoots, tamarind, mulberry root bark, and crushed ginger, in a heat-resistant ceramic or glass bowl. Add rock sugar or honey and mix well.
- Place the bowl in the rice cooker and steam it for about 10-15 minutes until the rice is cooked; remove it, let it cool slightly, and drink all the water in the bowl; drink twice a day.
Remedy 3: Lowers blood pressure, calms nerves.
Method 1 (using bamboo shoots): Take 300g of fresh bamboo shoots, boil them thoroughly, then soak them in cold water to remove toxins. Afterwards, drain and eat them directly with your daily meals.
Method 2 (in combination with herbs): 60g of bamboo shoots, 24g of Prunella vulgaris, 12g of Sophora japonica flowers. Boil the fresh bamboo shoots thoroughly, soak them in water, rinse them clean, and slice them thinly. Wash the Prunella vulgaris and Sophora japonica flowers, let them drain, then put everything into a pot, add about 600ml of water, and simmer over low heat until only about 200ml of water remains. Divide into 2-3 portions and drink throughout the day.
Remedy 4: Treating insomnia and restlessness
Ingredients: 300g fresh bamboo shoots, 36g lampwick grass.
Making:
- After boiling the bamboo shoots thoroughly, soak them in water to remove toxins, then rinse them clean and chop them into small pieces.
- Put the bamboo shoots in a pot with 500ml of water, then add the lampwick grass.
- Simmer over low heat until the water is reduced to about 200ml, strain and drink the liquid about 1-2 hours before going to bed.
Remedy 5: Treating high fever
Ingredients: 30g fresh bamboo shoots, 10g fresh ginger.
Making:
- Bamboo shoots are boiled thoroughly, soaked in water, then rinsed clean and crushed to extract the juice.
- Peel and wash fresh ginger, then crush it and squeeze out the juice.
- Mix the two juices together thoroughly and drink twice a day, about 30-50ml each time.
Remedy 6: Treating boils and carbuncles
Ingredients: 20g young bamboo shoots, 10g dandelion, 5g fresh ginger.
Making:
- Young bamboo shoots are boiled thoroughly, then soaked in water to remove toxins, and finally rinsed clean.
- Wash the dandelion and fresh ginger thoroughly; peel the ginger.
- Put all the ingredients into a pot with 200ml of water, simmer over low heat until only about 50ml remains, let it cool slightly, and drink it all at once, twice a day.
Remedy 7: Supporting the treatment of hemorrhoids
Ingredients: 100g fresh bamboo shoots, 100g white rice, seasonings to taste (salt, onion, coriander).
Making:
- Bamboo shoots are boiled thoroughly, soaked in water to remove toxins, then rinsed and sliced thinly. Rice is washed clean.
- Put the rice and bamboo shoots in a pot, add enough water, and cook until it becomes a soft porridge.
- When the porridge is cooked, season it to taste, add onions and cilantro; consume this porridge regularly in your daily meals to help treat hemorrhoids.