Lophatherum
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Other Names : Lophatherum gracile, Dan Zhu Ye, Bamboo leaf, Herba Lophatheri
Lophatherum is a type of bamboo native to Asia. Instead of having a rigid, cane-like stem like most bamboos, lophatherum grows as a type of long-leaf grass. The parts of the lophatherum used in herbal formulas are the leaves, which are gathered in the summer, dried in the sun, and cut into pieces.
See also : Black Bamboo
Special Precautions of Lophatherum
- lophatherum should not be used by women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- It is also not recommended for very young children.
Benefits and uses of Lophatherum are
- Lophatherum is known to treat fevers, removing toxins and waste products in a person’s blood and also to improve cardiac function.
- beneficial to treat the heart, stomach and the small intestines as well.
- beneficial in treating people with scanty amounts of urine and to promote health of the urinary system.
- It improves cardiac functioning, decreases blood pressure, decreases cholesterol levels and is also great in maintaining a strong and healthy heart.
- Oral sores can also be treated with Lophatherum gracile herb. Ulcerations of the mouth, gums and the tongue can also be relieved with the use of this herbal remedy.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, the Lophatherum gracile herb is used to treat symptoms of irritability, restlessness and sleeplessness.
- This herb may also benefit women who are suffering from menopause symptoms and also for women who have premenstrual syndromes.
- If combined with other herbs and used as an herbal formula, the Lophatherum gracile herb is effective in the treatment of body heat and fever. It has diuretic properties to help cool the body as well.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, lophatherum is considered to have sweet, bland and cold properties, and is associated with the Heart, Small Intestine and Stomach meridians. Lophatherum helps to clear heat in the stomach or heart (manifested as irritability, canker cores and swollen gums), remove heat in the small intestine, and promote urination.
