| Ingredients | Amount Per Serving |
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(Bamboo Leaf Extract, Bamboo Stem Extract)
(standardized to 70% silica)
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300 mg |
Rice Flour, Hypromellose, Magnesium Silicate (Alt. Name: Mg Silicate)
Below is general information about the effectiveness of the known ingredients contained in the product Bamboo Extract. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
INSUFFICIENT RELIABLE EVIDENCE to RATE
Below is general information about the safety of the known ingredients contained in the product Bamboo Extract. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
LIKELY SAFE ...when properly prepared bamboo shoots are used orally in food amounts (96875).
POSSIBLY SAFE ...when bamboo salt-containing toothpaste is used topically during brushing twice daily for up to 4 weeks (109458). There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of bamboo when taken by mouth in the amounts found in medicine or when used topically on areas of the body beyond the teeth and gums.
PREGNANCY AND LACTATION:
Insufficient reliable information available; avoid using.
Below is general information about the interactions of the known ingredients contained in the product Bamboo Extract. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
Theoretically, long-term bamboo use might increase the effects and adverse effects of antithyroid drugs, possibly leading to hypothyroidism.
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Animal research suggests that long-term consumption of bamboo shoot can decrease thyroid peroxidase activity, as well as levels of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) (33538). This effect has not yet been reported in humans.
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Below is general information about the adverse effects of the known ingredients contained in the product Bamboo Extract. Some ingredients may not be listed. This information does NOT represent a recommendation for or a test of this specific product as a whole.
General ...There is currently a limited amount of information on the adverse effects of bamboo.
Dermatologic ...Topically, bamboo shoots have been reported to cause contact dermatitis in a 44-year-old female (33540).
Gastrointestinal ...In one case report, melanosis coli, pigmentation of the colon wall, was reported following the ingestion of bamboo leaf extract (33547).
Other ...Bamboo shoots are a source of cyanide glycosides. However, the hydrogen cyanide produced by the plant is eliminated during boiling, fermentation, or superheated steam drying of the shoots (96875). During the rescue of a male who jumped into a well which was used for bamboo shoot pickling, cyanide poisoning occurred in 8 individuals. The poisoning caused high anion gap metabolic acidosis in all patients and resulted in two deaths due to cardiac arrest. Some patients also had pulmonary edema and/or infiltration (96874).
