Chikujo

Chinese: zhu ru

English: bamboo shavings

Pharmaceutical: Bambusae Caulis, Phyllostachysis Caulis

Properties: Sweet, slightly cold

Standard Species: Bambusa tuldoides Munro, Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure var. Pubescens P.F.Li, Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro Var. henonis Stapf.

Bamboo - Hortus, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Photo by TH. Tanaka)

Bamboo (Daimyo Chiku) - Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)

Bamboo (Daimyo Chiku) - Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)

Bamboo (Daimyo Chiku) - Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)

Bamboo (Daimyo Chiku) - Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)

Senganen, Kagoshima, Japan

Bamboo (Konan Chikurin) - Senganen, Kagoshima, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)

Bamboo (Konan Chikurin) - Senganen, Kagoshima, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)

Bamboo (Konan Chikurin) - Senganen, Kagoshima, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)

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