In nature, there is a huge number of a wide variety of herbs, which can be both miniature and taller than human growth. However, bamboo is considered the tallest herb in the world, and has many uses. What else, besides its high growth, is bamboo famous for?
All about bamboo
There are about fifty varieties and thousands of species of bamboo in the world, which grow in the mountains and on the seashores, differing from each other in size, color and shape. The only thing that almost all types of bamboo have in common is a strong and lightweight hollow trunk with knots or baffles. It is for the trunk that bamboo is valued, which is able to grow faster than anyone else on earth. After flowering, bamboo stalks die, but their fallen seeds germinate into the ground, and fresh bamboo shoots reach their previous height after 5-10 years.
The most valuable and well-known type of bamboo abroad is considered to be the Tonkin bamboo, but the Chinese themselves value the "hairy bamboo" Mao-chu more.
This herb usually shoots annually, but does not grow in breadth like trees during growth. Scientists divide it into group and antennae categories - the group grows in tropical latitudes, while the antennae prefers a climate with moderate temperatures. Bamboo is an evergreen that bends under the winter snows and straightens up after they melt. Among the Chinese, it symbolizes inflexibility in times of difficulties and troubles.
Application of bamboo
Bamboo is used to add warmth to a home, as well as to make walking sticks, umbrellas, chopsticks, pipes, wicker baskets, curtains, fishing rods, dishes, toys, and musical instruments. Western countries make parquetry from bamboo, a case for computer mice, keyboards, laptops and USB-drives. The Vietnamese build low-rise houses from it, using bamboo both as a building material and as an auxiliary tool.
The strength of the world's tallest herb allows it to replace harmful plastic in various products.
Bamboo furniture is very popular today, which is light in weight and has an exotic appearance. Bamboo fibers are used in the manufacture of shoes and clothing, and its nutritional value is known to almost all Asians. Usually they eat young juicy shoots that have not yet hatched to the sun - they contain a large amount of silicic acid, in addition, it is believed that bamboo shoots prevent the appearance of cancer. Bamboo is also used to make piano keys, knife handles, wall clock cases, ski poles, karate nunchaku, bicycles and even water mill wheels.
