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1. bamboo shoot (English: bamboo shoot) is a young bamboo shoot, also called bamboo shoot. Bamboo is a perennial evergreen herb, and the edible part is primary, tender and fat, short and strong buds or whips. Bamboo originated in China, with many kinds, strong adaptability and wide distribution.
2. It has been regarded as a "rare dish" in China since ancient times. Bamboo shoot is a traditional delicacy in China, which has a long history of eating and cultivation. There are some poems in the Book of Songs, such as "adding beans, bamboo shoots and fish" and "what is the sound, only bamboo shoots", which shows that people have been eating bamboo shoots for 2500 to 3000 years.
3. Chinese medicine believes that bamboo shoots are sweet, slightly cold and non-toxic. Medically, it has the effects of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, invigorating qi and regulating stomach, curing thirst, benefiting waterways, benefiting diaphragm and clearing stomach. Bamboo shoots are also low in fat, sugar and fiber. Eating bamboo shoots can not only promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, help digestion, prevent constipation, but also prevent colorectal cancer.
4. Bamboo is native to tropical and subtropical regions. It likes temperature and is afraid of cold. Mainly distributed in areas with annual rainfall 1000 ~ 2000 mm. The optimum temperature for the growth of Phyllostachys pubescens is 16 ~ 17℃, which is lower than 30℃ in summer and around 4℃ in winter. The annual average temperature of Dendrocalamus latiflorus and Phyllostachys pubescens is 65438 08 ~ 20℃, and the average temperature in June is above 65438 0℃. Therefore, bamboo forests are flourishing in the south of China, and rarely in the north of the Huaihe River in Qinling Mountains. Bamboo needs deep, loose, fertile, moist soil with good drainage and ventilation, and the suitable soil pH is 4. 5 ~ 7.
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Baidu encyclopedia: bamboo shoots