This product is the stem of the perennial herbaceous plant of the Orchidaceae family, Dendrobium loddigesii (Dendrobium loddigesii Rolfe.), Dendrobium fimbriatum (D. fimbriatum Hook. var. oculatum Hook.), Dendrobium chrysanthum (D. chrysanthum Wall.), Dendrobium candidum (D. candidum Wall. ex Lndl.), or Dendrobium nobile (D. nobile Lindl.). It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, and other regions. It can be harvested throughout the year, with autumn being the optimal time for harvesting. It is dried by baking or sun-drying, cut into sections, and used fresh. It can be cultivated in gravel for ready use at any time.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet, slightly cold. Act on stomach and kidney meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Nourishing yin and clearing heat, benefiting the stomach and promoting fluid production.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for Rebing damage to fluid, low fever with irritability and thirst, dry mouth and throat, red tongue with little coating. It has the effect of clearing heat and promoting fluid production. Often paired with Unprocessed Rehmannia Root , Ophiopogon Tuber, etc., such as the Shibing Lun method of clearing heat to preserve fluid.
2. Used for stomach yin deficiency, thirst with dry throat, reduced appetite with nausea, epigastric upset, dull pain or burning pain, smooth tongue with little coating, etc. It is good at nourishing stomach yin and generating body fluids. Often paired with Ophiopogon Tuber, Bamboo Shavings, Peony Root, etc.
3. In addition, Dendrobium also has the effects of nourishing the kidneys, nourishing blood, improving vision, and strengthening bones and muscles. For treating kidney deficiency with dim vision, decreased visual acuity, internal visual obstruction leading to blindness, etc., it is often combined with Chrysanthemum Flower, Barbary Wolfberry Fruit, Prepared Rehmannia Root , etc., such as the Dendrobium Night-Luminous Pill; for treating kidney deficiency wilting impediment, weak waist and knees, it is often combined with Prepared Rehmannia Root , Achyranthes Root, Eucommia Bark, Chinese Taxillus Herb, etc.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Benjing: "It treats injuries and removes blockages, lowers qi, replenishes the deficiency and fatigue of the five zang-organs, strengthens yin, and with long-term use, it thickens the stomach and intestines."
2. Bencao Gangmu Supplement: "It clears the stomach, eliminates virtual heat, generates fluids, and relieves fatigue. Used as a substitute for tea, it opens the appetite and strengthens the spleen."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 10-15g, or use fresh 15-30g.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains Dendrobium alkaloids, Dendrobium amine alkaloids, Dendrobium secondary alkaloids, Dendrobium star alkaloids, Dendrobium cause alkaloids, as well as mucilage, starch, and other components. Dendrobium alkaloids have a certain analgesic and antipyretic effect, similar to but weaker than phenacetin. Oral administration of Dendrobium decoction can promote gastric juice secretion, aiding digestion; it also has effects such as enhancing metabolism and anti-aging.