Question: Can I ask what is the effect of jade bamboo in healing and how to collect it?(Pham Van Ngoc - Ha Giang)Answer: Jade bamboo scientific name Polygonatum officinale All.Belongs to the family Liliaceae.Jade bamboo (Rhizoma Polygonati officinalis) is the dried or dried rhizome of the tree.Because the leaves resemble bamboo leaves, the rhizomes are shiny and clear like jade, hence the name.Jade bamboo is a long-lived grass 40 - 60cm tall, the rhizome grows horizontally pale yellow white, 0.5 - 1.5cm in diameter, on the rhizome there are many young roots.Leaves staggered from the middle of the stem upwards, without stalk, tough, ovate, 6-12cm long, 3-6cm wide, off-white, flowers grow in the interstitium with 1-1.4cm long stalks, Each interstitial grows 1-2 flowers, white, bell-shaped.If there are 2 flowers, there is a common peduncle and 2 separate peduncles.Berries, globose, 1-7mm in diameter, purple-black when ripe.Distribution of collection and processingThe distribution of this tree in China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan), we can pay attention to find in the border provinces.Currently, we are exploiting a number of species of jade bamboo with the name Hoang Tinh.Care should be taken to avoid confusion.Harvest in the spring or autumn, pick off the roots, wash the soil for a while, take it out to dry slightly, roll it out until soft, then let it dry or dry it.Pharmacological effectsNo research papers found.Therefore, based on the chemical composition determined according to the old documents, convallarin has a strong stimulant effect on the kidneys and the kidneys, at first convallarin causes a decrease in blood pressure, but then the heart beat slows down, causing convulsions and finally with The dose is sufficient, causing cardiac arrest in the dilated systolic body, then respiratory arrest.Uses and dosagesIn the people, jade bamboo is considered a medicine it is used in case the body is weak and sweat a lot.Frequent urination, spermatogenesis.Dosage 6 - 12g in the form of decoction, used alone or in combination with other drugs.According to ancient documents, jade bamboo has a sweet taste, slightly soldering to the two meridians and tastes.Has the effect of yin, laxative, revitalizing from thirst.Used to treat apple heat, thirst, rheumatism, cough, fever, sweat damage and fever.People with yang failure, yin and yang, and spleen damage, low phlegm, and stagnation cannot be used.Through the description and shape between jade bamboo and some types of crystal, it is easy to get confused.(According to Vietnamese medicinal plants and herbs)of GS.GET ALL WINNINGSign in to commentLogin with socailYou have successfully submitted.Editor-in-Chief: TRAN TUAN LINHDeputy Editor-in-Chief: TO QUANG TRUNG (Permanent), TRAN YEN CHAU, NGUYEN NGOC DUC, NGUYEN CHI LONGPress activity license number 390/GP-BTTTT issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications on June 25, 2021© Copyright by Health and Life Online Newspaper - The mouthpiece of the Ministry of Health.EDITING INFORMATION Head office: No. 138A Giang Vo - Ba Dinh District - Hanoi City Phone: 024.3846.1042 - Fax: 024.3844.3144 Hotline: 0904.852.222 Email: toasoan@suckhoedoisong.vnCONTACT ADVERTISINGPhone: 0888.669.909 - Email: ads@suckhoedoisong.vnREPRESENTATIVE OFFICE- Ho Chi Minh City: No. 213 and 495 Dien Bien Phu - District 3 - City.Ho Chi Minh - Northeast Area: Hai Phuc Street - Hong Hai Ward - City.Ha Long - Quang Ninh Province