Bamboo leaf: A review of traditional medicinal property, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and purification technology.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Bamboos are perennial evergreen plants that belong to the subfamily Bambusoideae of the true grass family Poaceae, with more than thousands of species distributed around the world. They are used as a traditional medicine with demonstrated effects of anti-oxidation, free radical scavenging, anti-inflammatory, liver protection and ameliorating cognitive deficits. Bamboo leaf is mainly used for the treatment of atherosclerotic, diabetic and nervous system diseases.

Isolation, Characterization of Bamboo Leaf Flavonoids by Size Exclusion Chromatography and Their Antioxidant Properties.

The utilization of bamboo industry exhibits varied but still needs to be improved. Bamboo leaf flavonoid (BLF) is an important resource of bamboo which has become a research focus. However, the isolation and purification techniques of four flavonoid carbon glycosides (orientin, isoorientin, vitexin, and isovitexin) from BLF were still confronted with difficulties due to their complex and similar structures, which obstructed the development of bamboo utilization.

Regulation of flowering time using temperature, photoperiod and spermidine treatments in .

This study investigated the effects of different temperatures, photoperiods and spermidine concentrations on the flowering time regulation of by measuring changes in the soluble sugar, soluble protein, malondialdehyde and proline contents, and the peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in flower buds. The flowering time could be advanced under 25/20 °C (day/night), 16/8-h (day/night) long day conditions or low spermidine concentrations. The plants grew more rapidly and flowering rates were greater.