Taboos for women to drink Dendrobium officinale

Dendrobium officinale is the one with the greatest efficacy and function among all the other types of Dendrobium officinale. It is famous for the emerald green color of its stem bark. As a common yin-replenishing medicine, women can use Dendrobium to make tea. Dendrobium can also be used for daily health care. It can be eaten fresh, made into juice, or made into soup. It is a valuable health food ingredient. Today we will look at the benefits of drinking dendrobium water for women and what taboos should be paid attention to?

Taboos and common problems for women drinking Dendrobium tea

1. For girls with a cold constitution, it is best to take dendrobium tea with hot foods such as wolfberry and jujube to balance the efficacy and improve the taste.

2. Is it suitable for female friends who are in their menstrual period? In addition, it is not suitable to consume Dendrobium during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

3. Do not drink dendrobium tea with foods that have the effect of clearing heat and removing fire, such as honeysuckle tea, dandelion flowers, and houttuynia root.

4. Do not drink too much Dendrobium soaked in water. The daily intake of dried slices should be controlled at 3-5 grams, and the fresh Dendrobium should not exceed 20 grams.

The role and efficacy of Dendrobium

Herbalist Xie Zongwan once described the effect of Dendrobium officinale as follows: "It is rich in fat and has a strong yin-replenishing effect." "Compendium of Materia Medica" also records that "Dendrobium candidum can eliminate numbness, warm the yang, replenish the five internal organs that are deficient and emaciation, strengthen the yin and benefit the kidneys, take it for a long time, thicken the stomach and intestines, replenish the internal organs that are definitely not enough, calm the stomach qi, grow muscles, expel evil heat and prickly heat from the skin, relieve pain, coldness, numbness and weakness in the feet and knees, calm the mind and eliminate shock, benefit the body and prolong life, nourish the blood and eliminate heat." The stems of Dendrobium can be used as medicine, which is a yin-tonifying medicine among tonics. It is beneficial to the stomach to produce fluid and quench thirst, and it nourishes yin and clears away heat.

The new version of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia also includes the description of the nature and flavor of Dendrobium in Baidu, and its effects are as follows

The effects and meridians of Poria cocos: sweet, produces cold. It enters the stomach and spleen meridians.

Function and indications: Nourishes the stomach, produces fluid, quenches thirst, nourishes yin and clears away heat. It is used for heat syndrome, loss of body fluid, dry mouth and tongue, thirst and loss of appetite, insufficient stomach yin, vomiting due to poor appetite, failure of virtual fire to subside after illness, excessive fire due to yin deficiency, bone steaming and fatigue fever, blurred vision, and weakness of bones and tendons.

Dendrobium is suitable for women who usually suffer from sub-health conditions such as drowsiness, dry throat, hot hands and feet, and night sweats. In addition, fresh Dendrobium can also be made into beauty skin care products such as moisturizing masks. Let’s take a look below.