Bamboo
Bamboo is a unique plant, and the more you know about it, the more you want to learn. It’s used for many purposes; building materials, furniture, kitchen items, musical instruments, toys etc. Bamboo, with its high growth and survival power, propagates from an underground stem which can grow up to 1m in a day. It matures in about 3 months and continues to spread its roots for up to 5 years. Its roots can spread up to 7-8m each year. Individual plants soon join others to form clumps; regular trimming and thinning helps to produce a greater yield.
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Bamboo is a lasting natural resource because the bamboo plant is usually felled at 3 to 4 years, compared with other trees which are normally harvested at between 30 and 50 years old.
Bamboo Charcoal (takesumi)
Takesumi has a history that extends over three thousand years in Japan. It was used as fuel in the home until very recently. But it has been utilised for many different purposes in recent years - it deodorizes, controls humidity, increases negative irons, purifies water and so on.
Carbon is left in charcoal after decomposition when bamboo is burnt (or steamed) without oxygen. The structure of the wood will stay the same and create countless high density small pores that have an absorbency feature which purifies air and water, removes odours and works as a humidity regulator.
Positive ionisation rises when the air is not purified due to loss of forestation; radiation waves from electronic appliances also produce positive ions. When the ion balance is disturbed, it may affect our body in many ways.We need more negative ions in our lives to be healthier and protect us as we grow older.
Following are some of the ways that bamboo charcoal can help us achieve a healthier and balanced life while using a natural resource that is renewable.
