Bamboo

Bamboo

by Vedic Society

Bhavaprakasha nighantu:
Sanskrit name:- Vamsha

Latin name:- Bambusa arundinacia

English name:- Thorny bamboo

• Madhura, kashaya rasa
• Sheeta veerya
• Kaphaghna, pittaghna
• Chedana, sara
• basti shodhana(purifies the bladder), kushta(skin disorders), asra roga(blood disorders),
• vranashodhana(purifies the wound)

Bamboo sprout:

• Sanskrit name:- Kareera
• Kashaya, madhura rasa
• Katu vipaka
• Kaphahara, vata and pitta janaka
• Rooksha(dry), guru(heavy), sara
• Vidahi(causes burning sensation)

Bamboo seed:

• Kashaya rasa
• Katu vipaka
• Sara, rooksha(dry)
• Vata, pitta kara, kaphahara.
• Ushna veerya
• Baddha mootra janaka(causes urine retention)

Bamboo salt:

• Sanskrit name:-Vamshalochana
• English name:- Bamboo manna
• Brumhana(nourishing)
• Vrushya(aphrodiciac)
• Balya(strength promoting)
• Madhura, kashaya rasa
• Sheeta veerya
• Vatahara
• Used in conditions like-
• Trushna(thirst), kasa(cough), jwara(fever), shwasa(Breathing difficulty)
• Kshaya(emaciation)
• Pittasra(bleeding disorders)
• Kamala(jaundice)
• Kushta(skin disorders)
• Vrana(wounds)
• Paandu(paleness of the body)
• Mootrkruchra(Dysuria)