Bambusa Vulgaris or golden bamboo is native to Fujian and Zhenjiang China. It has grown to be one of the most common bamboo types, as it provides the much desired visual and sound barrier. Also, it has nutritional and medicinal benefits.
Season and Where it Grows
Spring and Summer are the best planting season for bamboos. They can grow under various climate conditions. However, it prefers tropical climate. Like other types of bamboo, the golden bamboo is an invasive plant, usually spreading wildly and taking control wherever it is planted. It takes a bamboo colony about 4 to 15 years to reach maturity. This is dependent on soil type, sunlight, water and climate conditions. A bamboo cane has a lifespan of 10 years.
Nutritional Information
Golden Bamboo is rich in Potassium, ascorbic acid, and alkaloids. Besides, soft inner part of the shoots or sprouts of a new bamboo plant is edible. They are known to be high in protein, and fiber. Golden bamboo sprouts contain several B complex vitamins and minerals like manganese, copper, zinc, and phosphorus in reasonable amounts. Moreover, they are low in sugar than many fruits. Plus they have considerable amounts of vitamins E and C.
Medicinal Usage
In many cultures across Asia, the bamboo is believed to be Parts of the golden bamboo, such as its leaves, stems, and roots are used for medicinal purposes in many cultures across Asia. They are antiseptic and antiulcer and can relieve ailments such as ulcers, arthritis, acne and more.
Products Made with Golden Bamboo
Bamboos have hard stems and can replace wood for various purposes. They are used to make furniture, fence posts, scaffolding, flooring, and even flutes.
Culinary Uses
Besides, the golden bamboo also serves as food; young shoots of the plant are edible and are eaten all over Asia The soft part of young bamboo is also used in the production of canned bamboo sprouts. It is also used in various delicious dishes such as the Bamboo Chinese Salad.
Other Uses
The golden bamboo can grow to a height of 30 to 40 feet, and its canes have compressed lower internodes. This and its lush foliage makes it suitable for building privacy hedges and bamboo pipes. Apart from its screening purposes, the golden bamboo is cultivated for ornamental purposes, as it maintains a presentable appearance even in adverse conditions, for an extended period. It is a very tough plant, it is evergreen in most parts of the world and is drought resistant.
Conclusion
Golden bamboo is a plant to be considered when we think about how nature has deposited so many amazing benefits in a single plant. And that is why we have to embrace the green revolution. Whether to be used for food, to protect and decorate our environment or in the production of items, the golden bamboo ticks all boxes.
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