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Can Rayon Really Save Your Life? The FTC would have you believe that “rayon from bamboo” is the same quality fabric as “traditional rayon” due to its similar process. The FTC would also have you believe that companies have been misrepresenting this fabric by calling it bamboo or fiber from bamboo rather than rayon from [...]
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We found this terrific narrative on bamboo published in a remarkable book back in 1904. It speaks volumes to the amazing uses of bamboo and well, we couldn’t have said it better ourselves. William Edgar Geil speaks of his journey from Shanghai through the Central Kingdom to Burma in his book A Yankee on The [...]
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We couldn’t have a site extolling the virtues of bamboo without sharing information about its most famous admirer, the giant panda. The giant panda is a bear, and like its more ferocious cousins, pandas can eat meat. However, scientists estimate that the diet of giant pandas consists almost totally (99%) of bamboo. Bamboo is such [...]
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Bamboo’s strength, durability, rapid growth and other incredible qualities make it the perfect source for producing just about anything you can imagine! If you read 101 Uses for Bamboo and 101 Uses for Bamboo: Part 2, then you caught your first glimpse at just how versatile bamboo is. Below is yet another 101 uses that [...]
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Bamboo’s strength, durability, rapid growth and other incredible qualities make it the perfect source for producing just about anything you can imagine from bamboo clothing to bamboo bridges! If you read 101 Uses for Bamboo then you caught your first glimpse at just how versatile bamboo is. Below is yet another 101 uses that are [...]
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Bamboo is truly amazing! Aside from incredibly comfortable bamboo clothing and bamboo sheets, it has over 1,000 uses that have been helping people, animals and the environment for hundreds of years. We have compiled a simple, short list just to give you a glimpse of the many uses of bamboo. As time goes on, we will [...]
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In Part 2 of All About Bamboo, we discussed animal consumption of bamboo and how bamboo is prepared and used for commercial purposes, including making bamboo sheets and bamboo clothing. In Part 3, we will discuss ornamental bamboos, bamboo in Asian Culture and bamboo myths and legends. Ornamental bamboos Many bamboos are popular as garden [...]
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Bamboo is more than panda food, and because it grows exceedingly fast, this prolific grass is the ultimate renewable resource. Some young bamboo plants can grow up to two feet per day! Add its flexible characteristics to the mix, and it’s easy to see why people of South and East Asia have been using it [...]
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Have you ever suffered from night sweats or hot flashes? Then you know just how miserable they can be! So, rather than talking about what causes night sweats and the frustrations with excessive sweating, I’m going to cut right to the chase and serve up the natural remedies that may just surprise you. Most of [...]
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As mentioned in Part 1 of All About Bamboo, bamboo has a lot of unique characteristics. In this part, we’ll discuss animal consumption of bamboo, and start the discussion on how bamboo is prepared and used for commercial purposes. Bamboos are very important plants, both ecologically and economically. They are one of the most useful [...]
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Bamboos are not trees, but are a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the true grass family called Poaceae. They are members of the subfamily Bambusoideae and tribe Bambuseae. Bamboos are considered the fastest growing woody plants in the world due to a unique rhizome-dependent system that is highly dependent on local soil and [...]
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It’s no mystery that bamboo–as a fabric for bamboo clothing–has quickly been climbing the ladder in the fashion industry, surpassing its competitors at a rapid speed. And certainly, everyone is well aware of bamboo being used in the building industry due to its incredible strength and durability. Some may even have read about bamboo being [...]
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