Chemical Constituents and Components: Main chemical constituents are silica 90%, silicon, potash, lime, alumina, cholin, betain, hydrate of silicic acid, nuclease, urease, proteolytic enzyme, cyanogentic glucoside and an alkaloid.

Action :
Silicates:
1. It functions as a cross-linking agent, providing strength, flexibility and resilience to collagen and elastin connective tissues.
2. It is plays a part in the integrity of the bones, arterial walls, skin, teeth, gums, hair and nails and has been used to alleviate eczema and psoriasis.
3. It may be useful in preventing osteoporosis and in strengthening the musculoskeletal system, preventing injuries and speeding the healing of fractures.
4. It stimulates chrondroblast or cartilage-forming cells to deposit proteins and other structural materials on the matrix.
5. It helps in the building process of fiber-forming cells important to the creation of collagen.
6. It is very useful in the creation of the body’s structural matrix for forming and repairing connective tissue.
Curing Diseases:
1. It is used in diarrhea, dyspepsia, flatulence and worm problems.2. It is used in fever, inflammations, ulcers, and wounds.
3. It is also used in vomiting, hyperdipsia, and burning sensation.
4. It helps to cure a cough, bronchitis, asthma, asthmatic bronchitis and emphysema.
5. It is used in strangury, syphilis, ophthalmia, and hemorrhages.

Research Information :Extract of Bambusa arundinacea leaves shows significant anti-inflammatory as well as antiulcer effect against carrageenin-induced as well as immunologically induced paw oedema. It is very useful in long-term chronic inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis along with peptic ulcers. (Ref. Muniappan, M and Sundararaj, T, Antiinflammatory and antiulcer activities of Bambusa arundinacea. J. Ethnopharmacology, 2003 Oct;88 (2-3): 161-167)

Possible Combinations:Bambusa arundinacea + piper longum + cinnamomum camphora (curing lung disease)