This product is the dried block of the secretion from the stems of the Poaceae plant green tangerine peel bamboo (Bambusa textilis McClure) or Chinese schizostachyum (Schizostachyum chinense Rendle). It is mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangdong, and Guangxi. It is harvested in the autumn and winter seasons. The bamboo stems are cut open, and the secretion is taken out for use.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet, cold. act on heart and liver channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and resolving phlegm, calming the heart to relieve fright.

bubble_chart Indications

Used for infantile convulsion, apoplexy, epilepsy, Rebing unconsciousness, and other pattern of phlegm and heat in the heart and liver meridians. This product's function of clearing and resolving heat phlegm is similar to Bamboo Juice but without the drawbacks of cold and slippery properties. It also has the additional function of clearing the heart and calming fright. For treating infantile convulsion due to phlegm-heat, it is often combined with musk, Bile Arisaema, cinnabar, etc., such as in Dragon-Embracing Pill; for treating apoplexy with phlegm congestion, epilepsy, etc., it is often combined with Coptis Rhizome, Acorus, Curcuma Root, etc.; for treating Rebing unconsciousness with delirious speech, it is combined with Cow-Bezoar, Forsythia, Bamboo Leaf heart, etc.

In modern times, it has been used to treat internal visual obstruction by using Tabasheer as an adhesive suction head, following the procedure of internal visual obstruction removal surgery for adhesion and suction, which is effective and simple.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Kaibao Bencao: "Treats infantile convulsion and Tian Diao, calms the heart and improves vision, dispels various wind-heat, heals incised wounds, stops bleeding, and nourishes the five zang-organs."
2. Bencao Huiyan: "Bamboo yellow is mild in nature, clears heat and resolves heat, and has the wonderful effect of calming fright and soothing the spirit. Therefore, in ancient times, it was used to treat infantile convulsion, Tian Diao, night crying and insomnia, infantile fright, dysentery and malaria, as well as common cold with phlegm obstruction, fever, and shortness of breath. It is included in the Dragon-Embracing Pill, a key remedy for pediatric fright and phlegm. For major philtrum wind, loss of voice, and muteness, it is also effective when included in wind-phlegm medications."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 3-6g; or grind into powder, take 0.6-1g each time.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains mannitol, stearic acid, hypocrellin A, hypocrellin B, potassium hydroxide, silica, etc. Hypocrellin A has significant analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.