刚竹，中药名。为禾本科植物桂竹Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb.et.Zucc.的根茎及根。具有祛风除湿的功效。主治急性风湿关节炎，感冒咳嗽等。
Gang-zhu, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. The rhizome and root of Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb.et.Zucc., a plant of the Gramineae family. It has the effects of dispelling wind and eliminating dampness. It is mainly used to treat acute rheumatoid arthritis, colds, and coughs, etc.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy, function.

祛风除湿。主治
Dispelling wind and eliminating dampness. Mainly used for治疗。

急性风湿关节炎，感冒咳嗽等。用法用量
Acute rheumatoid arthritis, cold, cough, etc. Dosage and administration.

常用量15-30g，水煎服。临床应用 相关配伍
Common dosage is 15-30g, to be decocted in water and taken orally. Clinical applications and relevant compatibility.

1、治风寒咳嗽：刚竹根、麻黄根、金竹叶各6g，炖肉吃。2、治风湿热痹肿痛：刚竹根、稀莶草、忍冬藤各12g，水煎服。加工炮制 采收加工

1. Treatment for cough due to wind-cold: 6g each of fresh bamboo root, ephedra root, and golden bamboo leaves, stewed with meat for consumption.2. Treatment for rheumatic heat causing swelling and pain: 12g each of fresh bamboo root, Chinese fevervine, and honeysuckle vine, decocted in water for consumption. Processing and preparation: Harvest and process accordingly.

9-10月挖取根茎及根，洗净泥土，晒干。植物学信息 植物种属
In September and October, dig out the roots and rhizomes, wash away the soil, and dry them in the sun. Botanical information: plant species.

禾本科植物桂竹。形态特征
Bamboo is a plant of the family Poaceae. Morphological characteristics.

大型丛生竹，秆高8-22m，直径3.5-8cm，竹秆金黄色，节间带有绿色条纹，圆筒形，在具芽的一侧有狭长的纵沟秆环和箨环，均甚隆起。最后小枝单生，顶端具叶3-6枚，叶片长椭圆状披针形，长5-20cm，宽1.5-2.5cm，先端渐尖，基部楔形，上面灰绿色，下面淡绿色。小穗1至数个顶生或腋生于小枝上；小穗基部4-10枚佛焰苞；雄蕊3；子房柱头3裂。笋期4-7月。分布区域
Large clumping bamboo, with stems reaching 8-22m in height and 3.5-8cm in diameter. The bamboo stems are golden yellow with green stripes between the nodes, cylindrical in shape, and prominently ridged on the side with buds, with elongated longitudinal grooves and sheath rings. The ultimate branches are solitary, with 3-6 leaves at the apex. The leaf blades are long elliptic-lanceolate, 5-20cm long and 1.5-2.5cm wide, gradually tapering at the tip, and wedge-shaped at the base, grayish-green on the upper surface and light green on the lower surface. The spikelets are borne singly or in clusters of 1 to several at the apex or in the axils of the ultimate branches; the base of the spikelets has 4-10 bracts; 3 stamens; and the ovary has a 3-lobed stigma. The shooting season is from April to July. Distribution area.

分布于长江流域以南各地。生长环境
Distributed in various regions south of the Yangtze River basin. Growing environment.

生于山间或栽培于庭院。
Born in the mountains or cultivated in the courtyard.