Bamboo shoots (No mai phai ruak)

            Gramineae

            Bamboo shoot

            Ti yo, phai ruak, mai ruak, ruak (Central), huak (Northern) Wae pong (Karen-Mae Hong Son ), wae bang (Karen-Chiang Mai), salom (Shan-Mae Hong Son)

            Grows in clusters, 7-15 m. high, with slender tips; Stalk 2-6cm. in diameter, smooth with white nodes and green sheaths, 15-30 cm. long cylinders, thick and almost solid. Short stalk 22-28 cm. long, 11-20cm. wide, straw-colored, covered with soft, white hair gradually narrows upward with a tiny almost invisible triangular scale. Leaves linear – lanceolate, rough and sharp with short petiole of 2 mm. long.

            Carbohydrates, fiber, calcium phosphorus, iron, Vitamins B1 and B2

Leaves stimulate urination and purifies menstruation, relieves inflammation of the uterus. Buds relieve heartburn and thirst. Roots stimulates urination and improves kidney problems.

            Rainy season from June-September

            

Agricultural Extension Department. (2007). Phak Phuen Ban. Retrieved 10 June 2007 from http://singburi.doae.go.th/acri