The efficacy and function of small leafed orchid

After thousands of years of sedimentation and accumulation, the types and quantities of Chinese medicine have become quite astonishing. Therefore, choosing Chinese medicine to treat some difficult and complicated diseases always has a very good effect. Next, I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine, Microphylla microphylla.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The leaves of the orchid plant Orchidaceae.

[Original form] Small-leaved parasitic orchid, an epiphyte. The stem is cylindrical, up to 35cm long, about 5mm in diameter, with internodes about 2cm long, and long aerial roots at regular intervals. The leaves are oblong, 6-12cm long, 1.5-2.5cm wide, with two lobes at the tip and eroded edges. Inflorescence 15-24cm, usually with 1-2 branches; flowers small, numerous, yellow; bracts ovate-lanceolate, about 5mm long, with awl-shaped apex; middle sepal broadly ovate, concave, about 5mm long, about 4mm wide, lateral sepals equal to middle sepal; petals small, cuneate-obovate, lateral lobes of lip erect, auricular, equal to or higher than column, middle lobe fleshy, narrowly oblong, with a pair of high folds in the center of the upper surface; spur constricted near the middle, shorter than sepals, nearly spherical at apex, with a membranous appendage above the inner dorsal wall; column thick and short, rostrum located at the base of column, fleshy and hypertrophic, semicircular, 2-lobed, rostrum stalk slender, curved, small, nearly circular adhesive disc; 2 pollinia. Flowering period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on trees or under forests in mixed woods at an altitude of 730-1100m, or on rocks beside streams.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; neutral

【Functions and indications】Moistens the lungs and relieves cough. Mainly for dry lung and cough

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The small-leaved parasitic orchid not only has multiple functions, but it can also be eaten in many ways in our lives, so it is loved by many people.