What is Dendrobium candidum?

Dendrobium, also known as Wanshu, Chlorophytum, Cymbidium, Golden Flower and so on. The stem is erect, fleshy, slightly oblate and cylindrical, with a length of 10~60 cm and a thickness of 1.3 cm. Medicinal plants are sweet and slightly salty, cold in nature, and enter the stomach, kidney and lung meridians. Benefiting stomach, promoting fluid production, nourishing yin and clearing heat. Used for yin injury, body fluid deficiency, dry mouth, polydipsia, retching, asthenic heat after illness, and blurred vision. Dendrobium is known as one of the "four ornamental flowers" because of its elegant appearance, exquisite and lovely appearance, bright color and fragrant smell.

How to eat Dendrobium:

Method 1: Eat fresh-take some fresh Dendrobium candidum, wash it and chew it carefully. Sweet and slightly sticky, fresh and refreshing, and the residue can be swallowed. (Efficacy: strong yin and essence, appetizing and strengthening the spleen. )

Method 2: Decoct and wash the soup, chop or mash it, put it in a pot, add water and simmer for 30 minutes, then add 1-2 grams of American ginseng and cook for another 30 minutes. Can be repeatedly decocted and eaten with dregs. Zhang Xichun, a famous doctor in modern times, said: "Dendrobium candidum is the most resistant to frying, so it should be chopped first to get the real taste" (Efficacy: tonifying deficiency, nourishing yin and clearing heat. )

Method 3: make tea-cut into thin slices after washing, and brew with boiling water for drinking, which can be brewed repeatedly and eaten with residue. (Efficacy: appetizing and invigorating the spleen, reducing fire and regulating qi, with remarkable curative effect on chronic pharyngitis. )

Method 4: decocting the paste-cleaning, chopping or mashing, adding other Chinese herbal medicines, decocting in water to get juice, decocting twice, discarding the residue, concentrating with low fire, adding crystal sugar, and continuing to decoct into paste for later use. Efficacy: It has obvious curative effect on fatigue, limb ache, fatigue, night sweats and other symptoms. )

Method 5: Soak in wine-wash, chop, break, soak single flavor or other materials in wine above 40 degrees, and eat after 3 months. (Efficacy: tonifying kidney and nourishing yin, producing essence and expelling wind. )

Method 6: Eat-wash, chop or mash, simmer with chicken and duck for 2-3 hours, and eat with residue. Or decoct with slow fire, collecting juice, and adding other raw materials to make porridge, soup, soup, etc. (Efficacy: nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, tonifying deficiency and heat, slight sweating, aching bones and muscles and other common physical weakness symptoms. )

Method 7: Juice-for some friends who are inconvenient to chew, you can use a juicer to juice and drink it directly with warm water. (Efficacy: strong yin and essence, appetizing and strengthening the spleen. )

The efficacy of Dendrobium:

The Qin and Han Dynasties' Shennong Herbal Classic records that Dendrobium candidum "mainly injures the middle energizer, removes arthralgia, lowers qi, tonifies the five internal organs, weakens the body, strengthens yin and makes the stomach thick for a long time". Taoist medical classic Daozang, written more than 1000 years ago, listed Dendrobium candidum as the first of the "Nine Immortals in China". In Compendium of Materia Medica, Li Shizhen commented that Dendrobium officinale "strengthens yin and essence, thickens the stomach, tonifies stomach qi, calms stomach qi, grows muscles, improves intelligence, stops spasms and prolongs life". Folk call it "life-saving fairy grass" The stem of modern Dendrobium candidum can clear away heat and promote fluid production, diminish inflammation and relieve pain, and clear throat, which has a good effect on hoarseness. Dendrobium has good anti-fatigue and anti-hypoxia effects. There are many kinds of Dendrobium candidum in pharmacies, and the prices are also cheap. They are usually provided by aquatic plants. Only a few big brands in China can buy real Dendrobium candidum, and the two old brands of Dendrobium candidum and Tongrentang are the most authentic. Tongrentang is the most expensive, beautifully packaged and suitable for giving gifts.

The role of Dendrobium:

Fever impairs body fluid and stomach yin. This product is good at nourishing stomach yin, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, and clearing stomach heat. Indications are heat-induced fluid injury, polydipsia, black tongue coating, etc. It is often combined with Trichosanthis Radix, Radix Rehmanniae and Radix Ophiopogonis, such as the method of clearing heat and protecting body fluid in Treatise on Damp Diseases. It can be used with Sheng Di, Ophiopogon japonicus and Scutellaria baicalensis for treating epigastric pain, gingival swelling and pain, and sores on mouth and tongue due to stomach heat and yin deficiency.

Kidney yin deficiency syndrome. This product can nourish kidney yin and reduce deficiency fire, and is suitable for symptoms of kidney yin deficiency, such as dim eyes, flaccid bones and muscles, excessive fire due to yin deficiency, and bone steaming fatigue. For those with deficiency of kidney yin and blurred vision, it is often used with Lycium barbarum, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and Semen Cuscutae, such as Dendrobium luminous pill. Deficiency of kidney yin and weakness of bones and muscles are often combined with herbs such as Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus officinalis, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. and Achyranthes bidentata for nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening tendons and bones. For those suffering from kidney deficiency and excessive bone steaming, it should be combined with herbs such as Radix Rehmanniae, Fructus Lycii, Cortex Phellodendri and Rhizoma picrorhizae for nourishing kidney yin and relieving deficiency heat.

Precautions for eating Dendrobium:

1. Matters needing attention in compatibility of Dendrobium candidum with other medicinal materials

In the prescription, Dendrobium candidum should be decocted with other Chinese herbal medicines for more than 30 minutes in advance, and then decocted with other Chinese herbal medicines to exert its efficacy. Dendrobium candidum can not be used with gypsum, croton, silkworm and thunder pill, otherwise it will have adverse consequences.

2, quantitative change leads to qualitative change, which is an eternal truth. Everything has a limit. Once it cannot be reached or exceeded, things will change. The usage of Dendrobium candidum is the same. Dendrobium candidum is a Chinese herbal medicine. When used, there is a certain dose range. Generally, the dosage of dried products is between 6- 12g, and that of fresh products is between 15-32g. When Dendrobium candidum is used, a small dosage will affect the efficacy of Dendrobium candidum. If the dosage is large, it will be harmful to the health.

3. Precautions for Dendrobium candidum after eating

Eating radish will strengthen intestinal movement and achieve the effect of defecation "ventilation". Dendrobium candidum, when eaten in the stomach, needs time to be slowly absorbed and digested. Eating Dendrobium candidum and then eating radish will make the intestinal tract unable to effectively absorb the components of Dendrobium candidum, and will not achieve the effects of treating diseases, preventing diseases and preserving health. Mung beans can affect the effects of other edible items on human body. Eating Dendrobium candidum and then eating mung bean products will inhibit the positive effect of Dendrobium candidum on human body and greatly reduce the efficacy of Dendrobium candidum.