![]() ![]() According to reports in a small village in Indonesia, water from the culm (the side branches) is used to treat diseases of the bone effectively. Roots and leaves have also been used to treat venereal diseases and cancer. In China, ingredients from the black bamboo shoot help treat kidney diseases. ![]() It is being used in road reinforcements in India and it is also used in bridges built in China and is capable of supporting trucks that weigh as much as 16 tons. If timber was used instead, it could require the felling of trees from an already diminishing forest. According to UNESCO, 70 hectares of bamboo produces enough material to build 1000 houses. Today, over one billion people in the world live in bamboo houses. The uses of bamboo Houses, schools and other buildings Its production into fibres has lower environmental impact than other forms of fibre, especially synthetic ones.It grows in a wide range of environments.It is excellent for inhibiting soil erosion.It sequesters carbon dioxide and is carbon neutral.It plays an important role in the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.It grows rapidly and can be harvested in 3-5 years.It requires no pesticides or chemical fertilisers.Some facts about the sustainability of bamboo are: This amazing plant grows in both tropical and temperate environments and is very hardy, not needing pesticides or herbicides to grow well. It is a type of grass and grows from it’s roots, when it is cut it quickly grows back with most species maturing in 3-5 years. ![]()
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