Could Bamboo Extract As A Supplement Do The Same As Bamboo Shoots?

[TreasureVibe]

See title. I am really wondering, it would make things alot easier. Bamboo extract is a popular supplement.

 

[griesburner]

interestint thought. would be nice to know as i tried to find a way to eat bamboo shoots every day on a regular basis but couldnt find any way to make it taste good except in a chinese dish cooked in a wok. but i dont wanna eat or cook that ever day.

 

[Dave Clark]

Isn't bamboo extract high in silica, which Ray Peat is not in favor of, if I read correctly. Supposedly, bamboo extract can have 70% silica content.

 

[x-ray peat]

Just guessing here but I think the benefit of bamboo shoots, like carrots, is in its fibrous structure which absorbs bile acids and endotoxins. Not sure if silica would do the same.

 

[TreasureVibe]

Bump!

 

[smith]

+Bamboo is high in silica-
Might the form of silica (synthetic or natural) make the difference in whether or not it harms or heals? What about the touted "bio-available" forms of silica, like monomethylsilantriol and to a lesser extent orthosilicic acid? Are these the forms found in whole bamboo as well as the popular silica supplements like Bio-sil or Orgono?

 

[x-ray peat]

I think there may be a persorption risk. Basically the glass like molecules can get into your bloodstream and clog up the capilaries

 

[smith]

Geez

 

[tara]

Just guessing here but I think the benefit of bamboo shoots, like carrots, is in its fibrous structure which absorbs bile acids and endotoxins.

I thought that was the point of Peat's recommendation too.
For which purpose bamboo extract would be as pointless as carrot juice.