The efficacy and contraindications of Huohu

Huohu is the general name for Huoshan Dendrobium officinale, which refers to the Huoshan Mihu and Dendrobium grown in Huoshan. The Chinese medicine Dendrobium has the functions of benefiting the stomach, promoting fluid and quenching thirst, nourishing yin and clearing away heat. It is used for yin damage and fluid deficiency, dry mouth and tongue, thirst and loss of appetite, food stagnation and nausea, virtual fire after illness, and blurred vision. The Dendrobium officinale produced in Huoshan is suitable for people who like to burn fire at night, drink too much alcohol and smoke too much, and maintain gastrointestinal health. Today we will take a look at the effects, functions and taboos of Huohu.

The role and efficacy of Huohu

Specific effects of Poria cocos and its meridians produce sweet and cold. It enters the stomach and spleen meridians.

Specific effects and main treatments: It 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.

Specific usage and dosage: Production: 6~12g.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that Dendrobium candidum can remove numbness, warm the yang, nourish the five internal organs, treat emaciation caused by fatigue, strengthen yin and benefit the kidneys. Long-term use can thicken the stomach and intestines, replenish the internal organs, soothe the stomach, 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 fright, benefit the body and prolong life, nourish the blood and remove heat. ”.

Huo Hu is suitable for the following groups:

Huoshan Dendrobium officinale needs to go through professional matching and extraction processes when used as medicine. Eating Dendrobium officinale directly has no effect on curing diseases. Huoshan Dendrobium officinale raw materials (including Dendrobium officinale, fresh Dendrobium, dried slices, etc.) are only suitable for people in sub-healthy conditions, such as those who stay up late for a long time, do mental work, drink and smoke too much, usually feel sleepy, have dry throat, hot hands and feet, and sweat when sleeping.

Three Examples of Huohu's Special Food

Huohu abalone soup, appropriate amount of oysters, huhu, pork ribs, 1 slice of ginger, wash and reserve salt and chicken essence. Cut the pork ribs into 3-inch strips and put them together with the chopped garlic in a pressure cooker for 10-15 minutes. Season and add the oysters and boil for 1-2 minutes. It is suitable for health care of replenishing qi and blood, clearing eyesight, calming nerves and helping sleep. It is extremely nutritious and cholesterol-free. It is a delicious Dendrobium candidum meal suitable for all ages.

To make chicken soup with Huohu, blanch the chicken to remove the blood foam, wash it with running water, put the black pepper chicken cubes into the hot pot, fill it up with water at once. If you need to add water halfway, it is best to add warm water. Add Huohu and stew for one to two hours. Add some salt and chicken essence when drinking. Huohu soup is delicious and does not irritate the stomach and intestines. It is suitable for promoting body fluids, quenching thirst, benefiting the stomach, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and maintaining health.

The uncomfortable groups and taboos of Huoshan Dendrobium officinale

1. It is not suitable for people with severe deficiency, dampness and coldness. It is not suitable for women during menstruation. People with severe stomach cold need to take some ginger and jujube when taking it. There are no other taboos. It is recommended to take it before breakfast and before bedtime, and it is best to take it on an empty stomach.

2. After the fresh or dried slices are cooked, they can be eaten while hot or after being cooled. Generally, it has no effect on the effect of the product. You can choose according to your taste. However, it is not recommended to freeze the squeezed juice in the refrigerator to prevent excessive coldness and liver damage.

3. Dendrobium officinale of good quality has a slightly grassy fragrance, a light taste when chewed, and a deep sticky feeling, tender texture, and little residue; Dendrobium officinale of poor quality has a weaker stickiness when chewed, which is the key basis for distinguishing the quality of Dendrobium.

4. Dendrobium is suitable to be paired with the following foods: chicken, duck, fish, beef, mutton, beef, pork ribs, bones, lean pork, wolfberry, ginger, rock sugar, Korean ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Panax notoginseng, and Adenophora stellaria. Dendrobium is not suitable to be paired with the following foods: radish, mung bean, honeysuckle tea, Houttuynia cordata root, gypsum, croton, silkworm, thunder ball and other Chinese medicinal herbs and ingredients that clear heat and reduce internal heat.

5. Dendrobium candidum can restrain evil and prevent it from escaping, so it is not suitable to use Dendrobium candidum early for febrile diseases; it can also promote dampness, so it is forbidden to take it if the dampness and heat have not turned into dryness.