The efficacy and function of wood shrimp

As the pressure of modern life increases, more and more health care methods are emerging, but the most popular ones are still traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine that have been tested for thousands of years. For example, the wood shrimp, what are the effects and functions of the wood shrimp? Let me introduce it to you today.

【English Name】 Jenkine Dendrobium

[Other names] Goldenrod, tree shrimp, tree yellow ze, chicken back dendrobium, shrimp grass, small ring grass

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Dendrobium officinale, a plant of the orchid family.

[Original form] Dendrobium officinale, an epiphyte. The stems are aggregated, ovate-oblong or nearly fusiform, four-angled, 2-5 nodes, 1-5cm long, 5-15mm wide, with one leaf at the terminal. The leaves are leathery, oblong, 1-8cm long, 6-30mm wide, slightly concave at the apex, and with a short petiole at the base. The raceme grows on the upper section of the stem node, is equal to or longer than the red leaf, and has 2 to more flowers; the bracts are very small, triangular; the flowers are yellow; the middle sepal is ovate-lanceolate, about 1 cm long; the lateral sepals are the same shape as the middle sepals and are equal in size; the calyx capsule is nearly spherical, about 5 mm long; the petals are elliptic, twice as wide as the sepals, with an acute tip; the lip is transversely oblong or kidney-shaped, 1-2.3 cm long with eyelashes on the edges, the lip is reserved and concave, covered with soft hairs, the tip is slightly concave, the base is swept and clawed. The column is extremely short.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: epiphytic on trees.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The pseudobulb-like stem is triangular or quadrangular spindle-shaped, 3-6 cm long and about 1.5 cm wide. The surface is golden yellow, smooth and shiny, with 3-4 nodes, and the nodes are linearly concave. It is hard and light in texture. The longitudinal tear is loose and spongy, off-white in color, and the fracture surface is fibrous. Slight odor, light taste.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; light; cool

【Meridian】 Lung; Stomach meridian

【Functions and indications】Moistens the lungs and relieves cough; nourishes yin and nourishes the stomach. Mainly used for lung heat cough, tuberculosis, asthma, dysentery, stomatitis, stomachache, and malnutrition in children

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Stem: sweet, light in taste, neutral in nature. It has the functions of nourishing yin and clearing away heat, promoting fluid and quenching thirst, nourishing the stomach, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. Used for tuberculosis, bronchitis, asthma, dysentery, stomatitis, and stomachache. It can also replace Dendrobium.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In fact, you will only know its benefits after practicing it. Just like the traditional Chinese medicine wood shrimp introduced above, it turns out that wood shrimp can also treat some other diseases. Therefore, eating it in moderation has many benefits.