DO YOU KNOW THAT BAMBOO...

has a wide variety of uses from building materials, food, to baby clothes? The shoots or new "culms" that come out of the ground are edible. They are used in numerous Asian dishes and broths.  It is known for it's sweet taste and good source of nutrients. In traditional medicine, the silicious concretion found in the young culms known as  "bamboo Manna" is said to be a tonic for respiratory disease. Bamboo Fibers are used to make fabric which is extremely soft, absorbent, antibacterial, hypoallergenic, UV resistant and Thermo-regulating. And of course, Bamboo is a great construction material because it is very strong, lightweight and extremely durable.