The effects and functions of Bitter Bamboo Leaf include clearing heat, brightening the eyes, inducing diaphoresis and detoxification, etc. It can treat irritable mood, thirst, poor quality of sleep, short and red urine (small amount of urine with dark yellow color), sores in the mouth and tongue, sore eyes, hoarseness of the voice, and burns due to heat illnesses.
Bitter bamboo leaves are the dried young leaves of the graminaceous plant bitter bamboo, bitter taste, cold nature, attributed to the heart, stomach meridian. Generally picked in summer and fall, dried, soaked in water to drink can effectively remove the fire, alcohol, but also can be crushed into a powder to apply to the burns.
Bitter bamboo leaves are not suitable for long-term use in large quantities, easy to cause the body to appear cold and other side effects, if you need to take, to take under the guidance of a doctor, not self-medication.