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Botanical name |
Phyllostachys nigra |
| Pin yin name | Zhu Ru | |
| Pin yin description | Zhu is the Chinese name for bamboo; ru means to eat, but here indicates that the material has been shaved into long strips | |
| Other common names | Black Bamboo | |
| Part used | Stem midlayer | |
| Taste | Sweet | |
| Nature | Slightly Cold | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Clear heat and transform phlegm, calm irritability, alleviate vomiting | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Cough with thick phlegm (usually colored) due to lung heat; irritability due to phlegm-fire disturbing the heart; vomiting due to stomach heat | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None noted | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Nausea and vomiting due to stomach cold or cold food stagnation | |
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