Bear bamboo - a purifying agent for bears before hibernation

September 15, 2019

COLUMN

Kumazasa (Japanese bamboo grass) is one of the ingredients in GRØN's protein blend (GREEN MONSTER) .

Sasadango is a Niigata specialty that is familiar to everyone.
This sweet was created to celebrate the Boys' Festival. Historically, Children's Day on May 5th was a day closely associated with health, with people picking herbs and taking iris baths to ward off evil spirits.

The bamboo grass that wraps these sasa dango is also made of Japanese kuma bamboo.

Bear bamboo is also known as a plant with detoxifying and antiseptic properties, so much so that bears eat large amounts of it to prepare their stomachs before hibernation, and it is also known as one of the fine medicinal herbs that has protected the health of many people since ancient times.

The three major nutrients contained in Kumazasa are "chlorophyll," "amino acids," and "Kumazasa polysaccharides."
It is also rich in dietary fiber, lignin, and various vitamins and minerals.
It is said to be effective in preventing bad breath and body odor, strengthening the immune system, treating anemia, high blood pressure, constipation, skin diseases, periodontitis, stomach ulcers, and diabetes.

If you walk through the mountains with this knowledge in mind, the forest may begin to look like a treasure.