Bambusa bambos Voss. (Bamboo) as a source of medicine in Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Bambusa bambos of the family Gramineae is the longest grass in the world. Plant is commonly cultivated in the region. The Indian System of medicines has played an important role in our country in providing medical care since antiquity. India is a country with a strong attachment to the using of traditional or folk medicine. In the present study is to compile and to collate the scattered information. The new informations were based on the detailed oral interviews held with Vaidhyas, Hakims and elderly village people, who have knowledge of medicinal uses of plants and mostly use them in treating their ailments. In this paper highlights a brief description of Bambusa bambos which belongs to Gramineae family is provided along with its medicinal use to cure fever and cough.