The functions and eating methods of Fengdou Dendrobium

In daily life, how do we eat Dendrobium officinale? How can different ways of eating it promote our physical and mental health? How can it fully exert its effects in food? Dendrobium candidum has the effects of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, nourishing yin and clearing away heat. It is a traditional Chinese medicine health product with high oral value. Let’s take a look at the effects and functions of Dendrobium.

How to eat Dendrobium

1. Eat it raw

Take a few fresh dendrobiums, clean the channels thoroughly and chew them slowly. They will taste sweet and slightly sticky at first, and then taste refreshing and delicious. You can swallow the remaining residue.

2. Make soup

(1) Take fresh Dendrobium officinale, wash it, and remove some old roots.

(2) Chop or smash the washed Dendrobium officinale, then add water into the pot (add appropriate amount of water according to the proportion of porridge you want to drink).

(3) Fry over low heat for 30 minutes.

(4) Then add 1-2 grams of Korean ginseng and cook for another 30 minutes.

(5) Note: It can be decocted 2-3 times and taken with the residue. Zhang Xichun, a famous modern Chinese medicine doctor, said: "Dendrobium can withstand frying for the longest time, so it should be sawed into pieces before frying to get the true flavor."

3. Make tea

(1) Take the Dendrobium officinale bought from the pharmacy and wash it to remove the residue.

(2) Slice or break into particles.

(3) After boiling water above 90 degrees.

(4) It can be eaten after 4-5 minutes.

(5) It can be reconstituted repeatedly and taken with the residue.

4. Boil ingredients for plaster

(1) Wash the Dendrobium officinale to remove the residue.

(2) Chop or smash.

(3) Add water to make it harder to boil (other Chinese herbal medicines can be added), the water ratio is 3:1, that is, 3 bowls of water to boil one bowl of water 4) Fry it twice in a row, discard the residue and extract it with low heat, then add old rock sugar and boil it again until it becomes a paste.

5. Soak in honey wine

(1) Clean and remove residue.

(2) Slice or break into small pieces.

(3) It can be added to alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of 40% or above, either alone or in combination with other ingredients, without any other seasoning.

(4) It can be taken after 3 months.

6. Eat special delicacies

(1) Clean and remove residue.

(2) Slice or break into particles.

(3) Combine Dendrobium officinale with a whole chicken or duck.

(4) Add a small amount of cooking wine (two small spoons) and half a slice of ginger. No other seasoning is needed.

(5) Simmer over low heat for 2-3 hours (check if a wooden chopstick can be easily inserted into the meat).

(6) Add salt, sugar, etc. according to your own taste, and take it with the residue (according to traditional Chinese medicine, it is generally not recommended to add other substances, especially sugar, which will affect the absorption of the medicine).

(7) After simmering the Dendrobium officinale over low heat, reserve the juice and add other ingredients to make porridge, soup, etc.

Effects and functions of Dendrobium

1. Eat it raw directly. Effects: Strengthen yin and kidney, invigorate spleen and stomach.

2. Make soup, effect: nourish yin and blood, clear away heat and detoxify.

3. Boil tea. Effects: Strengthen the spleen and stomach, stimulate appetite, reduce internal heat and promote qi circulation, and has obvious effects on chronic pharyngitis.

4. Boil the ingredients to make plaster. Effect: It has obvious effects on symptoms such as muscle strain and weakness, joint pain, fatigue, and night sweats.

5. Soak in honey wine, the effect: nourish the kidney, strengthen yang, nourish yin, produce essence and dispel wind.

6. Add special delicacies to meals to treat common symptoms of qi and blood deficiency, such as nourishing yin and producing body fluid, resisting internal heat, slight sweating, and pain in bones and tendons.

Conclusion: Dendrobium officinale plays a very important role in daily life. It can strengthen the body, invigorate the spleen and stomach. It has a very good effect in reducing fire. If you have this feeling, why not try the Dendrobium candidum diet therapy, which can not only eat delicious food, but also solve the body's thirst-quenching, spleen and stomach, and promote digestion. Is it very good?