The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine Dendrobium

Dendrobium is a traditional Chinese medicine we often see. Dendrobium has very obvious medicinal effects. As long as we can make good use of it, it can bring us good effects and functions, and can play an important role in our health. We need to understand the nutritional components and medicinal value of Dendrobium, and know how to use Dendrobium in daily life.

Dendrobium can play a very good medicinal effect in many aspects. Dendrobium can nourish the five internal organs. In addition, Dendrobium can also lower blood sugar. Regular consumption of Dendrobium can also inhibit tumors and have a good anti-cancer effect.

What are the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Dendrobium? The traditional Chinese medicine Dendrobium has unique medicinal value. The "Shennong Bencao Jing" from the Qin and Han Dynasties recorded that Dendrobium candidum "treats injuries, removes numbness, relieves gas, replenishes the five internal organs, treats deficiency and emaciation, strengthens yin, and thickens the stomach and intestines after long-term use"; the Taoist medical classic "Daozang" written more than a thousand years ago listed Dendrobium candidum as the first of the "Nine Immortal Herbs of China"; with the accelerated pace of life and increased work pressure, many people have a lot of mental and physical consumption, staying up late, lack of sleep, etc. Over time, many people feel mentally exhausted and physically weak. Generally speaking, many people attribute this to sub-health. Dendrobium has health-preserving effects on the human body. So, what are the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Dendrobium, and who is suitable for it?

Dendrobium contains polysaccharides, alkaloids, amino acids and other substances, as well as trace elements such as calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese, selenium, copper, chromium and nickel. The Institute of Medicinal Plants of China Medical University identified that the polysaccharide content is 18.974% and the total bioalkali is 0.03%. It can enhance the body's immune ability and has special therapeutic effects on diseases of the eyes, pharynx, lungs, stomach, intestines, kidneys and other organs. As medicine, it can lower blood sugar, inhibit cardiovascular diseases, enhance the body's immunity and anti-cancer effects; taking it instead of tea, it can clear the throat, clear the voice and improve eyesight, relieve heat and invigorate qi, nourish the stomach and clear away heat. Due to its unique effects and scarcity in the market, it is known as "a thousand-dollar grass" and "soft gold". However, due to the special growing environment of Dendrobium officinale, there are very few authentic Dendrobium officinale on the market, such as Fulinmen Dendrobium officinale and Tongrentang, but Tongrentang's price is the most expensive.

1. Stomach yin deficiency and damage to body fluid due to febrile disease. This product is good at nourishing stomach yin, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and can also clear away stomach heat. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as damage to body fluid caused by fever, thirst, dry tongue and black fur. It is often used together with Radix Trichosanthis, Fresh Rehmannia Glutinosa, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc., as in the method of clearing away heat and preserving body fluid in "Treatise on Seasonal Diseases". It can be used together with raw rehmannia, ophiopogon japonicus, scutellaria baicalensis, etc. to treat epigastric pain, swollen and painful gums, and mouth ulcers caused by stomach heat and yin deficiency.

2. Kidney yin deficiency syndrome. This product can nourish kidney yin and reduce false fire. It is suitable for symptoms such as blurred vision, weak tendons and bones, and yin deficiency and fire, bone steaming and fatigue fever caused by kidney yin deficiency. For those with kidney yin deficiency and blurred vision, it is often used together with wolfberry, rehmannia root, dodder seed and other products, such as Shihu Yeguang Pills (Yuan Ji Qi Wei). For those with kidney yin deficiency and weak tendons and bones, it is often used together with cooked rehmannia, cornus officinalis, eucommia ulmoides, Achyranthes bidentata and other products that can nourish the liver and kidney and strengthen the tendons and bones. For those with kidney deficiency, hyperactivity of fire, bone steaming and fatigue fever, it is advisable to use it together with raw rehmannia, wolfberry, phellodendron, picrorhizome and other products that can nourish kidney yin and reduce deficiency heat.

Pharmacological Action

Nourish the five internal organs. Heart Yin deficiency nourishes the brain, myocardium, and reduces heart fire; liver Yin deficiency improves liver blood circulation, nourishes the liver and improves eyesight; spleen and stomach Yin deficiency nourishes the stomach and produces fluid, and promotes gastrointestinal motility; lung Yin deficiency moistens the lungs, removes dryness, and relieves cough; kidney Yin deficiency replenishes Yin and suppresses Yang, produces essence and blood, and fills the bone marrow.

Anti-tumor and hypoglycemic. Research from the University of Science and Technology of China and Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences shows that: "Huoshan Dendrobium can enhance T cells, B cells, NK cells and macrophages, and has a very good effect on inhibiting tumors and lowering blood sugar.

Anti-aging and eliminate fatigue. Huoshan Dendrobium can greatly increase the level of SOD (the main substance for delaying aging) in the body. It is very suitable for people who often stay up late, use their brains, smoke and drink excessively, and are physically weak and fatigued.

Improve eyesight and restore voice. After years of research, scientific research institutions such as the New Drug Research Center of Yang-Ming University in Taiwan have shown that Huoshan Dendrobium does have the effect of improving eyesight, and ophthalmic drugs based on Huoshan Dendrobium have a high clinical application value. Huoshan Dendrobium has cured many Chinese government officials, teachers and entertainers who have lost their voices and become hoarse.

Other medical effects. Efficacy: It has the effects of nourishing the stomach and lungs, nourishing yin and promoting body fluid. It has significant therapeutic effects on deficiency of yin and fire, deficiency of the five internal organs, irritability and spontaneous sweating, lack of essence and energy, blurred vision, stomach heat and thirst, cough and sore throat, dry mouth and tongue coating, staying up late and accumulating fire, and excessive smoking and drinking. Regular consumption can cure the symptoms, strengthen the root cause, harmonize yin and yang, strengthen yang and tonify the kidney, nourish the skin and maintain beauty, thus achieving the effect of health care and longevity.

Dendrobium can be consumed by a wide range of people and generally anyone can take it. However, it should not be taken by those who are in the early stages of fever and whose yin has not been damaged, those who are in a warm and damp disease and whose spleen and stomach have cold. By paying attention to these, you can determine whether you are suitable for taking Dendrobium. If you are still not sure, you can consult a doctor. Medicinal dietary ingredients are neither medicine nor diet, but they have the effects of both medicine and diet. Because they have certain pharmacological properties and are combined with Chinese nutrition, you should pay attention to the taboos when taking Dendrobium.

In the above article, we introduced what Dendrobium is. We know that Dendrobium is a common Chinese medicine. Dendrobium has a very high medicinal effect. In many aspects, we can see that Dendrobium plays a very good medicinal effect. Dendrobium not only has the effect of lowering blood sugar and inhibiting tumors, but also has the benefits of improving eyesight and restoring voice!