Bambusa arundinacea
(Retz.) Willd.
Thorny bamboo, Spiny bamboo
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Description
A tropical bamboo native to Asian forests, growing up to 2,000 m elevation, with characteristically crooked and knotty stalks. This cultivated species reaches significant height and is commonly found in markets throughout tropical regions.
Edible Uses
Young sprouted buds are eaten cooked (with water changes to remove bitterness) and can be pickled or dried for storage. A fermented vegetable product is made from the buds. Seeds are eaten as a rice substitute and are notably high in lysine (4.4–4.8%) compared to wheat and rice. The sugary sap is made into drinks.
Traditional Uses
Newly sprouted buds are eaten cooked. The water should be changed to remove the bitterness. A fermented vegetable product is also made. They can be dried for future use. The buds are used for vegetables. They can also be pickled. Seeds are eaten as a rice substitute. The sugary sap is made into drinks.
Medicinal Uses
Seeds show significant nutritional and growth-promoting properties equivalent to milk protein, with mean net protein utilisation of 73.6% and a protein efficiency ratio of 2.92%.
Known Hazards
Seeds have a tryptophan deficit of up to 50%.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in forest. It grows up to 2,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Cambodia, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, Pakistan, SE Asia, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, USA,
Other Information
The shoots are sold in markets. It is cultivated.
Notes
There are about 120 Bambusa species. They are tropical and subtropical in Asia. Chemical composition (seeds): Lysine content has been analysed at 4.4% to 4.8%, compared to such cereals as wheat and rice, which have lysine contents of ca. 2.5%. Tryptophan deficit is up to 50%. Cultivation as a crop is limited only by the long time taken for the plant to flower - a factor which might be rectified by selective breeding. Mean net protein utilisation (NPU) is 73.6%. Growth-promoting effect is equivalent to that of milk protein. Biological valence and digestive coefficient averages 78.2% to 94.1%. Protein efficiency ratio is 2.92% as compared to skim milk at 2.78%.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoots | 79 | — | — | 1.8 | — | 4 | 0.4 | — |
| Seeds | — | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sap | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Synonyms
Also Known As
Bamboo vaste, Bans, Bidiru kalale, Biduru, Bongu-veduru, Gokha, Gokhatuoi, Katraanji, Ketua, Kotoha, Kutuasi, Moongil, Mungil arisee, Mungil, Pente-veduru, Reussey prey, Saneibi, Vansh, Vans, Veduru, Washte
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