The efficacy and function of Dendrobium officinale

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 has a very good effect. Next, I will recommend a Chinese medicine, Dendrobium officinale.

【English Name】 Herba Dendroilii Fimbriati

[Other names] Rhubarb grass, horse whip, dry horse stick

[Source] It is the stem of Dendrobium fimbriatum Hook., a plant of the orchid family .

[Original morphology] The stem is erect, cylindrical, green, with reddish purple in sunny places, grooved, 30 to 122 cm high, and 0.6 to 1.2 cm thick. The leaves are thin leathery, oblong, 9 to 12 cm long, 2 to 4.5 cm wide, with an acute or acuminate apex. The raceme grows at the tip of the leafless stem, drooping, with 5 to 8 flowers; the flowers are golden yellow and fragrant; the sepals are about 2.5 cm long and 1.2 to 1.5 cm wide; the petals are the same length as the sepals, but wider, 1.5 to 1.7 cm wide; the lip is nearly round, 2.5 to 3 cm long and 2.5 to 2.8 cm wide, with a kidney-shaped purple patch on the lip disc, and both sides are covered with pubescence. Flowering period is from April to May.

【Habitat distribution】Grows on rocks and trees. Distributed in Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan.

[Properties] The stem is cylindrical, relatively straight, occasionally branched, 30 to 122 cm long, 6 to 10 mm in diameter at the base, 5 to 9 mm in diameter in the middle, 2 to 4 mm in diameter at the top, and 2 to 5.1 cm in length between nodes. The surface is yellow to dark yellow, mostly with 8 to 9 deep longitudinal grooves, fibrous appendages, gray-yellow leaf sheath remnants and gray-brown aerial roots on the nodes. Light in texture, fibrous in cross section, grayish white or grayish brown. The young stems of fresh products are purple-red, while the older stems are green. It has a faint smell and a slightly bitter taste.

[Chemical composition] The stems contain alkyl hydroxycinnamate, etc.

[Functions and indications] Same as Dendrobium nobile.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

After reading the above article, I believe everyone has basically understood the effects and functions of Dendrobium officinale, right? The medicinal value of Dendrobium officinale is extremely high, but it is not suitable for everyone. You should judge based on your own actual situation. I hope everyone will pay attention to this.