Black bamboo
StarPhyllostachys nigra
Synonyms: Phyllostachys puberula var. nigra, Bambusa nigra
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No rule in our tables for this herb: pregnancy, breastfeeding, incompatible pairs (十八反 / 十九畏), herb–drug, dose ceiling. This is not a safety clearance.
Not graded — No toxicity grade is recorded. Most herbs in the catalogue carry none.
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Botanical Description
Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo) is a running, woody bamboo of the Poaceae, native to China and widely cultivated as an ornamental. It forms erect, hollow, jointed culms that emerge green and mature to a glossy brownish-black, reaching several metres tall and arising from spreading underground rhizomes. The culms are slender, with a prominent groove (sulcus) above each branch node, and bear lance-shaped, evergreen leaves on the branches. Like most bamboos it flowers only at long, irregular intervals. The species spreads vigorously by rhizome and is grown both as a garden plant and as a source of cane; in China it is a traditional medicinal bamboo.
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