The efficacy and function of Dendrobium and how to eat it

Traditional Chinese medicine is very common in life, but there are many kinds of medicine, especially many medicines we have never seen before, so we should be careful not to choose medicines at will, and if we want to treat our own diseases well, we also need to choose the correct medicine according to the condition of the disease to improve the disease. So what are the effects, functions and eating methods of Dendrobium?

Many people don't know much about Dendrobium, and they need to master certain methods to use such medicines. So when choosing it, they also need to consult. What are the effects, functions and methods of consumption of Dendrobium?

Effects, functions and edible methods of Dendrobium :

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 stomach heat. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as damage to body fluid caused by fever, thirst, dry tongue and black coating. 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 muscles and bones, yin deficiency and excessive fire, bone steaming and fatigue fever caused by kidney yin deficiency. For those with kidney yin deficiency and blurry eyes, 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 kidneys 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.

How to eat Dendrobium

1. Eat fresh - Take some fresh Dendrobium candidum, wash and chew it carefully. It tastes sweet and slightly sticky, fresh and refreshing. Swallow the remaining residue. (Effects: Strengthens yin and essence, stimulates appetite and strengthens the spleen.)

2. Decoction: Wash, chop or smash, add water, put into the pot and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat, then add 1-2 grams of American ginseng and simmer for another 30 minutes. You can repeat the simmering process and eat with the residue. Zhang Xichun, a famous doctor in modern times, said: "Dendrobium candidum is the most durable when boiled, and should be split and boiled first to get the true taste" (Effects: nourishing deficiency, nourishing yin, clearing heat.)

3. Make tea - wash and cut into thin slices, brew with boiling water and drink. It can be brewed repeatedly and eaten with the residue. (Effects: Appetite-stimulating and spleen-strengthening, reducing internal heat and regulating Qi, effective for chronic pharyngitis.)

4. Boil a paste - wash, chop or smash, add other Chinese medicinal materials and water to boil the juice, boil twice, discard the residue and concentrate it over low heat, then add rock sugar and continue to boil it into a paste for drinking. (Efficacy: It has significant therapeutic effects on symptoms such as fatigue due to strain, joint pain, fatigue, and night sweats.)

5. Soak in wine - wash, chop and smash, soak in wine with more than 40% alcohol alone or with other materials, and it can be eaten after 3 months. (Effects: nourishes the kidney and yin, produces essence and dispels wind.)

6. Preparation: Wash, chop or smash the meat and simmer it with other ingredients such as chicken and duck for 2-3 hours, and eat it with the residue. Or you can boil it over low heat and take out the juice for later use, then add it to other ingredients to cook porridge, stew, etc. (Effects: nourishing yin and promoting body fluid, resisting deficiency heat, slight sweating, tendon and bone pain and other common symptoms of physical weakness.)

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of the effects, functions and eating methods of Dendrobium, so you can choose it with confidence. When treating diseases, people also need to pay attention to their own diet, especially spicy and greasy foods. Do not choose them, as this will not help your health or disease treatment.