Effects of Dendrobium officinale

We all know that Dendrobium candidum is known as the first of the immortal herbs because of its high medicinal value. This value is very good. Women who often drink water soaked with Dendrobium candidum have the effects of beauty and longevity. Moreover, this plant also has a certain strengthening effect on some cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and can also lower people's blood sugar. It is really a very good medicinal material. The following will introduce the effects of Dendrobium candidum.

The main functions of Dendrobium are to benefit the stomach, produce body fluid, nourish yin and clear away heat. It is clinically used for damage to body fluid due to febrile disease, thirst and dry tongue, false heat after illness, stomach disease, dry retching, and a pale tongue with little coating. It has the functions of enhancing immunity, strengthening yin and benefiting essence, promoting fluid production and nourishing the stomach, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, nourishing yin and clearing away heat, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. It is used for damage to body fluid due to febrile disease, thirst and dry tongue, deficiency fever after illness, anti-cancer, benefiting the stomach and promoting fluid production, nourishing yin and clearing heat, clearing the liver, improving eyesight, regulating blood lipids, and lowering blood sugar. It has special effects on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems, digestive system, respiratory system, ophthalmology, etc.

Dendrobium candidum is a traditional precious Chinese medicine and is listed as a top-grade medicine in "Shennong's Herbal Classic". Modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine pharmacology research show that Dendrobium has obvious effects in improving human immunity, anti-aging, inhibiting tumors, and replenishing the five internal organs. It is known as the "life-saving magic grass" among the people. Commonly known as medicinal gold, it is cold in nature and tastes sweet, light and slightly salty. Growing on stone walls, with stems growing in clusters.

Health care functions: nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, benefits the stomach and tonifies the kidneys, builds up the brain and improves eyesight, is a good medicine for reducing internal heat, and has the effects of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, replenishing the five internal organs, clearing the lungs and relieving coughs, preventing colds, and resisting fatigue.

1. Anti-aging and improving immunity: Dendrobium nobile can significantly increase the level of superoxide dismutase (SOD), reduce lipid peroxide (LPO), regulate the level of brain monoamine neurotransmitters, inhibit monoamine oxidase (MAO), and play a role in delaying aging. Dendrobium polysaccharides, which have attracted much attention in recent years, also have significant immune-enhancing activity and anti-aging, anti-radiation and other functions. The developed Chinese patent medicines and health products are very popular among people, such as Tiepi Fengdoujing, Shihu Powder, Qingyanning, Yichang Decoction, Shihu Dew, Shihu Essence, Yangyin Oral Liquid and Shihu Tablets. The "Maple Dou" or "Earring Dendrobium" processed from Dendrobium officinale is called "Golden Earrings" and "Golden Maple Dou" and is sold well in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States.

2. Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, improve cardiovascular and cerebrovascular functions. Dendrobium nobile contains ester components, which have the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, dilating blood vessels and anti-platelet aggregation, and treating thromboangiitis obliterans, cerebral thrombosis, and arteriosclerosis occlusive. Mailuoning injection, which is extracted and processed from medicinal materials such as Dendrobium and Honeysuckle, has the functions of clearing heat, nourishing yin, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

3. Anti-tumor: Phenanthrene and bibenzyl substances extracted from Dendrobium nobile have effects against lung cancer, ovarian adenocarcinoma and promyelocytic leukemia. It can promote the growth of T cells and the production of inhibitory factors by lymphocytes, thus enhancing immunity. The ethyl acetate extract of Dendrobium nobile has significant cytotoxic effects on human lung cancer cells, human ovarian adenocarcinoma cells, and human promyelocytic leukemia. It has a particularly great inhibitory effect on lung cancer cells, with an inhibition rate as high as 74.7%-97.2%. Lusianthridin and denbinobin, two compounds isolated and identified from crude extracts of Dendrobium officinale, have the same pharmacological effects as the crude extracts, and the former also has an inhibitory effect on transplanted sarcoma S-180.

4. Treatment of digestive system diseases: Dendrobium candidum has an excitatory effect on the intestine and can increase the amplitude of contraction. Pharmacological experiments have shown that oral administration of Dendrobium decoction can promote gastric juice secretion and aid digestion. Dendrobium has similar efficacy to phenoxetine but its effect is weaker. Dendrobium extract can stimulate the contraction of small intestinal smooth muscle and promote gastrointestinal motility. It can achieve unique and satisfactory results for chronic atrophic gastritis.