What are the medicinal properties of Dendrobium officinale?

Maybe you don’t know much about Dendrobium. Dendrobium has great effects and functions. It has been passed down for thousands of years. The medicinal value of Dendrobium is rich and uniform. It can treat diseases. It has a good therapeutic effect on enteritis, cerebral thrombosis, diabetes and cancer in clinical practice. It is also a good anti-cancer and cancer prevention drug. So what are the medicinal properties of Dendrobium?

What are the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Dendrobium? The traditional Chinese medicine Dendrobium has unique medicinal value. The "Shennong Bencao Jing" from the Qin and Han Dynasties recorded that Dendrobium candidum "treats injuries, eliminates numbness, relieves gas, replenishes the five internal organs, strengthens yin, and thickens the intestines and stomach after long-term use."

The Taoist medical classic "Daoist Canon" written more than a thousand years ago listed Dendrobium officinale as the first of the "Nine Immortal Herbs of China". With the accelerated pace of life and increased work pressure, many people have great mental and physical consumption, staying up late, lack of sleep, etc. Over time, many people feel mentally and physically weak.

Generally speaking, many people attribute this to sub-health. Dendrobium has health-preserving effects on the human body. So, what are the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Dendrobium, and who is suitable for it?

Dendrobium contains polysaccharides, alkaloids, amino acids and other substances, as well as trace elements such as calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese, selenium, copper, chromium and nickel. The Institute of Medicinal Plants of China Medical University identified that the polysaccharide content is 18.974% and the total bioalkali is 0.03%, which can enhance the body's immune ability.

It has special therapeutic effects on diseases of the human eyes, pharynx, lungs, stomach, intestines, kidneys and other organs. As medicine, it can lower blood sugar, inhibit cardiovascular disease, enhance the body's immunity and fight cancer; it can be used as a substitute for tea to clear the throat.

It can clear the voice and improve eyesight, relieve heat and invigorate qi, nourish the stomach and clear away heat. Due to its unique effects and scarcity in the market, it is known as "a thousand-dollar grass" and "soft gold". However, due to the special growing environment of Dendrobium officinale, there are very few authentic Dendrobium officinale on the market, such as Fulinmen Dendrobium officinale and Tongrentang, but Tongrentang's price is the most expensive.

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 away stomach heat. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as damage to body fluid caused by fever, thirst, dry tongue and black fur. 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 tendons and bones, and yin deficiency and fire, bone steaming and fatigue fever caused by kidney yin deficiency. For those with kidney yin deficiency and blurred vision, 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 kidney 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.

Pharmacological Action

Nourish the five internal organs. Heart Yin deficiency nourishes the brain, myocardium, and reduces heart fire; liver Yin deficiency improves liver blood circulation, nourishes the liver and improves eyesight; spleen and stomach Yin deficiency nourishes the stomach and produces fluid, and promotes gastrointestinal motility; lung Yin deficiency moistens the lungs, removes dryness, and relieves cough; kidney Yin deficiency replenishes Yin and suppresses Yang, produces essence and blood, and fills the bone marrow.

Anti-tumor and hypoglycemic. Research from the University of Science and Technology of China and Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences shows that: "Huoshan Dendrobium can enhance T cells, B cells, NK cells and macrophages, and has a very good effect on inhibiting tumors and lowering blood sugar.

Anti-aging and eliminate fatigue. Huoshan Dendrobium can greatly increase the level of SOD (the main substance for delaying aging) in the body. It is very suitable for people who often stay up late, use their brains, smoke and drink excessively, and are physically weak and fatigued.

What are the medicinal properties of the traditional Chinese medicine Dendrobium? I have introduced it to you here. It seems that the simple and inconspicuous Dendrobium has such amazing medicinal properties. It has a very good auxiliary therapeutic effect on preventing hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and cancer prevention and treatment. At the same time, it can also maintain health and fitness.