Organism - Bambusa textilis

NHPID name:
Bambusa textilis

Reference:
GRIN

Proper name(s):
Bambusa textilis

Common name(s):
Weaver's bamboo

Category:
Approved Herbal Name

Schedule 1:
Plant and plant material

Source material(s):
Bambusa textilis ( Parts: Whole plant )

Preparations:
Dry , Fresh


Roles

Medicinal

Rationale:

Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 1 (a plant or a plant material) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.

Reference:  NNHPD
Restrictions:

General:

Upper limit:
20.0

Units:
Micrograms/kilogram body weight/day

Detail:
In order to reduce toxicity, bamboo shoots must be processed before use in order to break down taxiphyllin, a cyanogenic glycoside. Acute reference dose for cyanide of 20 mcg/kg bw/day.

Reference:
EFSA_2019(5662)

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