The efficacy of drinking dendrobium powder soaked in water

Dendrobium is a popular health-preserving Chinese medicinal material. Many people like to eat Dendrobium. Among them, Dendrobium officinale powder tea is thick and smooth, fragrant and refreshing, and convenient to take. Dendrobium officinale powder tea has the effects of promoting digestion and replenishing yin, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, and is deeply loved by health care personnel. So what are the effects of drinking Dendrobium officinale powder in water? What should you pay attention to when making tea with Dendrobium officinale powder? The following editor will explain it to you!

The efficacy of Dendrobium officinale

According to the 2015 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the properties, flavors, meridians, and effects of Dendrobium are as follows:

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.

Dendrobium officinale powder is generally made by grinding the dung beetles and dried strips of Dendrobium officinale into fine powder. After the cells are removed, it melts in the mouth, which is more conducive to the body's digestion and absorption, greatly improving the microbial utilization rate of Dendrobium officinale. Dendrobium can be ground into powder and used to make soup, or taken directly, or put into capsules, 5 capsules three times a day. You can also add wild ginseng, Chinese yam, coix seed, and Cistanche to powder together on the same screen.

How to eat Dendrobium officinale powder

Dendrobium officinale powder can be directly mixed with boiling water and drunk. The method is to put about 1 gram of dendrobium powder into a cup each time, pour in boiling water, stir, and then you can drink it (due to the characteristics of sugar and other ingredients in Dendrobium officinale, it is usually not very water-soluble, some of it is insoluble or the sugar content has aggregated over time, which does not hinder consumption).

Dendrobium officinale powder can also be used to make soup. When you are cooking the soup over low heat, put the Dendrobium officinale powder into the soup and cook it for thirty minutes or a while.

In short, it is more convenient to take Dendrobium officinale powder directly or with warm water, and digestion and absorption will not be affected. Dendrobium candidum is cold in nature, therefore, you can add some jujube, wolfberry, etc. to stew it together. Of course, the auxiliary materials cannot be added randomly. The nutrients in stewed food are easy to leak out, but it should not be a problem for the body to digest and absorb it. It is especially suitable for people with poor digestive tract or the elderly.

Common problems with taking Dendrobium officinale powder to make tea

1. When taking Dendrobium officinale or drinking it in water, be sure to pay attention to the dosage. 3 to 5 grams a day for ordinary people can have very good health care effects.

2. Dendrobium candidum has the effect of restraining evil, so it cannot dissipate outside the body. Therefore, if the human body suffers from diseases with dampness and heat characteristics, it is absolutely not possible to take too much Dendrobium candidum, otherwise it will be detrimental to the body's recovery as soon as possible.

3. Dendrobium candidum also has a certain moisturizing effect, so if you belong to the group of people with damp-heat constitution, it is best not to drink it in water.

4. Pregnant women must be cautious when drinking water soaked with Dendrobium powder, and can consult a doctor if necessary.

5. Dandelion flowers, Houttuynia cordata root, mung beans, radish, croton, etc. will affect the body's digestion and absorption of Dendrobium officinale and should be avoided at the same time.