Bamboo shoots within ten days are tender and edible, but after ten days they become bamboo.
The taste of bamboo shoots is sweet and slightly cold. It has the effect of clearing away heat and eliminating phlegm, refreshing stomach and relieving thirst and replenishing qi. Bamboo shoots also contain a lot of cellulose, not only can promote intestinal peristalsis, to accumulate food, anti-constipation, but also a good food for obese people to lose weight
