Bambusa arundinacea
Uses
India: seeds eaten. India (Rajasthan, western): newly sprouted buds eaten; growing buds used for vegetable and pickled; (Madras Presidency): seeds eaten as rice substitute. Young shoots cooked into curries. (Garhwal Himalayas): young shoots made into curry and pickled.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- Bonpl.
- Vernaculars:
- Tamil: Mungil arisee. Telugu: Veduru. English: Bamboo, Thorny Bamboo
- Misc:
- Chemical composition (seeds): Lysine content has been analyzed at 4.4% to 4.8%, compared to such cereals as wheat and rice, which have lysine contents of ca. 2.5%. Tryptophan deficit is up to 50%. Cultivation as a crop is limited only by the long time taken for the plant to flower - a factor which might be rectified by selective breeding. Mean net protein utilization (NPU) is 73.6%. Growth-promoting effect is equivalent to that of milk protein. Biological valence and digestive co-efficient averages 78.2% to 94.1%. Protein efficiency ratio is 2.92% as compared to skim milk at 2.78%.
