Bamboo

The bamboos are a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the true grass family of Poaceae. Bamboos are the fastest growing woody plants in the world. Their growth rate is up to 60 centimeters per day. The shoots of bamboo are edible. They are used in numerous Asian dishes and broth. In addition, bamboo is frequently used for cooking utensils within many cultures. In modern times, some see bamboo tools as an eco-friendly alternative to other manufactured utensils. Bamboo is also used in Chinese medicine for treating infections and healing. Bamboos are also used in construction, textiles and as musical instruments such as the dizi, xiao, shakuhachi, pelendag, jinghu and the angklung. Bamboos are also in myths and legends in several Asian cultures. Furthermore, Bamboo was in widespread use in early China as a medium for written documents. The earliest surviving examples of such documents are written in ink on string-bound bundles of bamboo strips.