Bamboo Mushroom – 1 lb (454 g)

Bamboo Mushroom, known in Chinese as 天竺黄 (Tiānzhúhuáng) and scientifically as Concretio Silicea Bambusae, is a valued herb in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This TCM herb has been traditionally used to support natural wellness, maintain vitality, and encourage holistic balance. At TCMforyou.com, we provide premium-quality Bamboo Mushroom carefully sourced to preserve its therapeutic properties.

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[Overview] This product is also known as Zhuhuang, Tianzhuhuang, Zhugao, and Zhutang. It is the dried secretion blocks from the bamboo internodes of Poaceae plants Bambusa textilis McClure or Schizostachyum chinense Rendle and others. It is mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and other regions. Harvested in autumn and winter seasons.

[Properties] Sweet in taste, cold in nature. Enters the Heart, Liver, and Gallbladder meridians.

[Actions] Clears heat and resolves phlegm, cools the Heart and calms convulsions.

[Applications]
1. Used for coma, convulsions, and seizures. For febrile disease with delirium and coma, often combined with Shui Niujiao (Water Buffalo Horn), Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), Yinhua (Lonicera Flower), Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Zhuyexin (Bamboo Leaf Heart), Zhuli (Bamboo Sap), etc.; for pediatric high fever convulsions, often combined with Cinnabar, Musk, Realgar, Danxing (Gallstone), formed into pills such as Baolong Wan (抱龙丸); for stroke with phlegm syncope, sudden collapse and unconsciousness, often combined with Shichangpu (Acorus), Danshen (Salvia), Sanqi (Notoginseng); for phlegm-heat epilepsy, can be combined with Chuan Yujin (Curcuma), Realgar, Alum, Shichangpu, formula example Baodan Wan (抱胆丸).
2. Used for phlegm-heat cough and asthma, often combined with Gualou (Trichosanthes), Beimu (Fritillaria), Sangbaipi (Morus Bark), etc.

[Dosage and Administration] Internal use: decoction 3–9 g; powdered 0.6–0.9 g. Or incorporated into pills or powders; external use: appropriate amount, powdered and applied externally.

[Cautions] Use with caution in cases of cold phlegm. Contraindicated in spleen and stomach deficiency cold.

[Modern Research]
1. Chemical constituents: Contains mannitol, stearic acid, bamboo red pigment A and B, also contains cephalosporins, stearic acid esters, potassium hydroxide, and waxy substances. Also contains various amino acids and organic acids.
2. Pharmacological effects: The bamboo red pigment B in Tianzhuhuang has significant analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, shows good inhibitory effects on Gram-positive bacteria, and exhibits notable photodynamic effects on cultured human cancer cells and transplanted solid tumors in mice.
3. Clinical reports: Cataracts—Tianzhuhuang blocks are cut with a small knife into cylindrical shapes approximately 3 mm in diameter and 8 mm in length, with the end contacting the lens shaped into a slope, then sterilized under high pressure in a small box for later use. The surgical procedure begins as usual; after exposing the cloudy lens capsule, the lens surface or some aqueous humor is wiped dry with a cotton swab, then the sloped end of Tianzhuhuang is placed near the upper equator of the anterior lens capsule, adhered for 10 seconds, then gently lifted to slowly deliver the lens outward. Six cases (8 eyes) were observed with all surgeries successful and complete lens removal. [Ophthalmology Advances, 1993, 13(1):37]