AT A GLANCE
What healing properties does bamboo have?
The healing effect of bamboo is based on its high silicic acid concentration, which has a strengthening, constructive and stabilizing effect on bones, cartilage, skin and connective tissue. Bamboo helps with arthrosis, osteoporosis, rheumatism, arthritis and herniated discs.
How does bamboo work?
The strong appearance and stability of bamboo reflect its potency. This plant acts on the human organism strengthening, constructive and stabilizing. She is absolute non-toxic. For example, bones, cartilage, skin and connective tissue can benefit from it. Bamboo is also said to revitalize the spine and intervertebral discs, which is why people plagued by back pain in particular have found bamboo to be a suitable medicinal plant. Diseases where bamboo can also be used include:
- arthrosis
- osteoporosis
- rheumatism
- arthritis
- herniated discs
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Which active ingredient stands out the most?
It is the silica, also called silicon, which is contained in large amounts in bamboo and makes it something special. A bamboo can accommodate up to 77% silica. This makes bamboo one of the most silicon-rich plants.
The silicon occurs in bamboo in an easily absorbable form and can therefore be used by the body without any problems. Among other things, it tightens the skin, strengthens hair and nails and improves cell renewal and cell purification.
Can you just eat bamboo?
Yes, bamboo is edible. You may even be familiar with bamboo shoots, which are often available on supermarket shelves. Bamboo shoots are the fresh and still tender shoots that shoot out of the ground. This often happens with strong suckers bamboo species. The bamboo shoots should be boiled or pickled in vinegar before consumption. They are considered healthy for the gastrointestinal tract.
In addition to the sprouts, the leaves of bamboo are also edible.
How do you prepare a bamboo tea and how does it work?
From the Scroll you can conjure up a delicious cup of tea. It naturally has a light, pleasant sweetness. For such a tea, you can collect the leaves of a bamboo yourself or buy them dried. For a cup of tea you need about a tablespoon of the dried leaves. Simply pour in 250 ml of hot water, leave to stand for 5 minutes and then strain. Such a tea works draining, digestive and antibacterial.
How can you use bamboo externally?
For topical use, you can simply use leftover tea. Soak one compress with the cooled liquid and apply it to your skin. The antioxidant active ingredients contained help against wrinkles. In addition, such a compress has a haemostatic effect if the blood does not clot well on open wounds.
Alternatively, you can also use one made of bamboo tincture produce. This can be used both externally and internally.
Tip
Flood the cells with nutrients with bamboo
magnesium and calcium. The stalks, for example, contain a particularly large number of nutrients. If you cut it in half, you can see yellowish deposits inside. These are edible and nutritious (particularly high in silica), although not particularly delicate.
