The efficacy and function of silver orchid

Since Chinese medicine has fewer side effects, more and more people now want to use Chinese medicine to regulate their bodies. Here I would like to introduce to you a medicinal herb, silver orchid, hoping it will be helpful to you.

【English Name】 Erect Cephalanthera

【Other Name】 Fish head orchid

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Cymbidium silverii, a plant of the Orchidaceae family.

[Original form] Silver orchid, terrestrial plant, 10-25cm tall. With numerous slender roots. The stem is erect, with 3-4 membranous sheaths from the middle to the base. Leaves are alternate, 3-4 in number; leaf blades are elliptical or ovate, 2-6cm long, 1-3cm wide, with acute or short acuminate tips and bases clasping the stems. The inflorescence is terminal, with 5-10 flowers; the inflorescence axis is ribbed; the bracts are very small and scale-like; the flowers are white; the sepals are narrowly rhombic-elliptic, 8-10mm long, about 3.5mm wide, with acute or obtuse apex, and 5 veins, and the middle sepal is slightly narrower than the lateral sepals; the petals are similar to the sepals, but slightly shorter; the lip is 5-6mm long, divided into two parts, front and back, with a capsule at the base; the front part of the lip is nearly cordate, 3mm long, 4-5mm wide, with nearly acute apex, and 3 longitudinal folds on the upper surface; the longitudinal folds gradually have papillae toward the apex of the lip; the back of the lip is concave, without folds inside; the lateral lobes are ovate-triangular or lanceolate, embracing the column; the capsule is conical, 3mm long, and obviously extends beyond the lateral sepals; there are 2 pollinia, with fissures; the stigma is relatively large, and the ovary is linear-triangular. Capsule. Flowering period is April-May.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in the shade and moist places under mountain forests.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; light; cool

【Meridian】 Kidney; Bladder meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and promotes diuresis. High fever; thirst; difficulty urinating

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The whole plant: has the function of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis. Used for persistent high fever, dry mouth, and urinary obstruction.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Therefore, through the detailed introduction of the Chinese medicine Yinlan in the above article, it is not difficult to find that Yinlan has many effects and functions, and its effect in health care is still very good.