How to eat Dendrobium candidum

Dendrobium (including Dendrobium officinale) is cold in nature, sweet, light and slightly salty in taste, and enters the stomach, lung and kidney meridians. It has the effects of promoting fluid production, benefiting the stomach, clearing heat and nourishing yin. It is used for symptoms such as heat disease, damage to body fluid, dry mouth, thirst, deficiency heat and yin damage, and blurred vision. It should be used in patients with deficiency heat in the stomach and kidneys, and should not be used by those with deficiency heat without fire. Now that we are deeply poisoned by Western medicine, we know less and less about Chinese medicine, so we know even less about how to take it.

Dendrobium is rich in nutritional value, tastes slightly bitter, and has a relatively mild constitution. It has high medicinal value. In this dry season, it can not only clear away heat and moisten dryness, but also has a good stomach-nourishing effect for those with poor stomachs. It is especially suitable for busy office workers.

How to eat Dendrobium candidum:

Method: Eat fresh - take some fresh Dendrobium candidum, wash it, chew it carefully, it tastes sweet and slightly sticky, fresh and refreshing, swallow the remaining residue (effects: strengthen yin and benefit essence, stimulate appetite and strengthen spleen)

Method 2: Decoction - Wash and chop or break, add water and put into pot, simmer for 30 minutes, add 1-2g American ginseng and simmer for 30 minutes, repeat the decoction and eat with the residue. The famous modern doctor Zhang Xichun said: Dendrobium candidum should be split and simmered first to get the real taste (effect: nourishing deficiency, nourishing yin and clearing heat)

Method 3: Make tea - wash and cut into thin slices, brew with boiling water and drink repeatedly, and eat with the residue (effects: appetizing and strengthening the spleen, reducing internal heat and regulating qi, and effective for chronic pharyngitis)

Method 4: Boil the paste - wash and chop or smash the herbs, add water and boil the juice twice, discard the residue and concentrate it on low heat, then add rock sugar and continue to boil it into a paste for consumption (Effects: It has significant effects on symptoms such as fatigue due to strain, joint pain, fatigue, and night sweats)

Method 5: Soak in wine - wash, chop and smash, soak in 40% alcohol alone or with other ingredients for 3 months before consumption (effects: nourishing the kidney and yin, producing essence and dispelling wind)

Method 6: Eat: Wash, chop or smash and simmer with chicken, duck and other materials for 2-3 hours. Eat with the residue or boil over low heat to extract the juice and add it to other materials to cook porridge, soup, etc. (Effects: nourish yin and produce body fluid, resist deficiency heat, slight sweating, muscle and bone pain and other common physical deficiency symptoms.

Therefore, if we want to maintain our health, we must understand the efficacy of various Chinese medicines and apply them in our daily lives. We can also use Chinese medicine when making tea and cooking. We can also make some medicated foods based on the use of Chinese medicine to regulate our bodies. Therefore, in life, we cannot rely solely on Western medicines, as not only are the side effects severe, but we also waste the things passed down from generation to generation.