Edible dendrobium, what is edible dendrobium?

The edible dendrobium is Dendrobium nobile nobilis.

Dendrobium, tassel dendrobium and drumstick dendrobium.

1. Dendrobium nobile: the stem is small at both ends, the middle is stout, the whole branch is flat, the color is golden, and the shape is like the ancient "hairpin."

Golden hairpin, so it is called "golden hairpin dendrobium".

2. Dendrobium officinalis: two rows of leaves, papery, oblong-lanceolate, born on semi-shady rocks in the mountains at an altitude of 1600 meters.

3. Dendrobium tassel: hard texture, cylindrical or sometimes slightly spindle-shaped above the base, hard, cylindrical or sometimes slightly spindle-shaped above the base.

4. Dendrobium drumstick: born at an altitude of 520-1620 meters above sea level, on the trunk of a tree or on a rocky tree under a sparse forest in a sunny evergreen broad-leaved forest.

Dendrobium is good for the stomach, nourishes yin and clears heat, and can be eaten.

More than 20 species.

Among them, Dendrobium officinale is named because of its iron-green skin. It is a perennial epiphytic herb of the orchid family. It prefers semi-shady and humid rocks and humid primeval forests up to tree trunks, prefers warm and humid climates and semi-shady and semi-sunny environments, and is not cold-tolerant.

Wild Dendrobium officinale is distributed in the mountains and forests of Yunnan, Guangxi, Fujian and other places. Dendrobium officinale is cultivated in large quantities and is the main edible dendrobium. Sweet, no residue.

Huoshan Dendrobium is mainly produced in Huoshan County, Anhui Province in the Dabie Mountains, most of them grow in the mist-shrouded cliffs and rock crevices and from that ancient tree, because of its slow tensile speed, low yield, long cycle, Huoshan Dendrobium artificial planting is slow, and it is difficult to see genuine products on the market. The main production area is Huoshan, Anhui Province. Sweet, no residue.

There are 76 varieties in China, and there are only more than 20 kinds of real medicinal value, and the following are several common edible dendrobiums.

1. Huoshan Dendrobium is commonly known as Dendrobium officinalis, mainly produced in Huoshan County, Anhui Province, Dabie Mountainous Area, most of which grow in the mist-shrouded cliffs and rock crevices and from that ancient tree, because of its slow tensile speed, low yield and long cycle, Huoshan Dendrobium is planted slowly and is difficult to see genuine products on the market. The main production area is Huoshan, Anhui Province. Sweet, no residue.

2. Dendrobium nobile is one of the precious specialties of Chishui, Guizhou, which not only has high medicinal value, but also has great ornamental value, is one of the precious orchid varieties, wild Dendrobium nobile grows at an altitude of 1,000 to 3,000 meters above sea level in Chishui, Guizhou, and is often epiphytic on trees or rocks. The main production areas are Chishui in Guizhou, Hejiang in Sichuan and Pu'er in Yunnan. The taste is bitter and sweet, and there is slag.

3. Dendrobium is the common name of Dendrobium comb-lip, named because the whole plant looks like a worm, and is also called Dendrobium officinalis, small yellow grass, and Dendrobium round flowers in many places in the southwest. The wild dendrobium grows on tree trunks in mountain forests at an altitude of 1000-2100 meters. It is produced in the south to west of Hainan and Yunnan in China, and is also distributed in Myanmar and Thailand.

Sweet, no residue.

Dendrobium is an orchid plant, with about 1,500 species of the same genus in the world, including 77 species in China. There are only four kinds included in the national pharmacopoeia, namely Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium officinalis, Dendrobium tassel and Dendrobium drumstick, and most of the other Dendrobium are ornamental plants, with no medicinal value and health care effects. Dendrobium has been a rare and valuable traditional Chinese medicine since ancient times.

As a plant, it was first recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", called "forbidden to grow, Lin Lan", which means that it grows under the forest and next to the stream. As a medicine, it was first published in the "Shennong Materia Medica", listed as the top grade, which can make up for the deficiency of the five internal organs, and is a holy product for nourishing yin. The function is to nourish the stomach and nourish yin and clear heat.

It is used for fever and injury, dry mouth and thirst, lack of stomach yin, lack of food and retching, deficiency of heat after illness, yin deficiency and fire, bone steaming and fever, dark eyes, muscle and bone atrophy and other symptoms.

Dendrobium nobile is the best medicinal dendrobium, because of its prominent and extensive role, the folk have the name of "life-saving fairy grass", "soul grass", "Shennong's Materia Medica" is listed as the top grade, "sweet taste, slightly bitter, slightly cold, but it is shocking, strong yin and good Jin, light body and prolonged life, long service thick stomach". "Compendium of Materia Medica" contains, "Dendrobium stem-like such as the strand of the golden hairpin, from the raw stone, called the golden hairpin flower, also known as the millennium run, everywhere, to win in Shu", that is, today's Guizhou Chishui area for its origin. According to the book "Chinese Orchids", it is pointed out:

Dendrobium in ancient times, if there is no specific reference, it is dendrobium.

At present, there are many kinds of dendrobium in the retail market, the name is complex, **confusing, most of them** in Southeast Asian orchids, after the orchid**, the remaining stems are rolled into maple buckets, it is difficult to distinguish only by appearance, chewing like grass, this kind of dendrobium has no medicinal or health value. **The dendrobium nobile "tastes slightly bitter and sweet". The so-called:

Good dendrobium, a little bitter, is **. If you want to buy the best Chishui dendrobium, you can choose the local manufacturer of Chishui Yonghuiyuan production of dendrobium.

Dendrobium nobile has high medicinal value, and it is suitable for a wide range of people to eat Dendrobium nobile and can generally be eaten. Diabetics, people with bad stomach, people with three highs, and sub-healthy people can eat dendrobium.

Dendrobium. Dendrobium officinale "nourishes the stomach, nourishes yin and clears heat." It is used for fever and injury, dry mouth and polydipsia, lack of stomach yin, retching after less food, deficiency and heat after illness, yin deficiency and fire, bone steaming and fever, blurred eyes, and weak muscles and bones.

In addition to its medicinal use, Dendrobium officinale can also regulate the body's immune function, improve fatigue, lower blood pressure and blood sugar. As a result, Dendrobium officinale has become a health supplement, making many people feel that they can take it as long as they want to improve immune function and fatigue.

Dendrobium efficacy and contraindications:

Dendrobium officinale also thickens the stomach and intestines, protects the liver and gallbladder bladder, strengthens yin and improves essence, contains rich polysaccharides, can produce a protective film in the stomach after eating, reduce the damage of alcohol to the stomach, and can also enhance the metabolic function of the liver, through the body to reconcile, the alcohol will be dissolved.

It should be noted that Dendrobium is slightly cold, and for people with spleen and stomach deficiency, it will cause indigestion or diarrhea after taking a large amount, so it is more suitable to take Dendrobium for babies with a hot stomach; Dendrobium is basically edible for everyone, but if people with spleen deficiency and dampness take a large amount, it will be greasy and stomach-obstructing, which may cause indigestion.

The above content refers to People's Daily Online - borrowing the cold to make up for warmth, taking Dendrobium.

People's Daily Online - Not everyone can eat dendrobium.

1 Dendrobium soup: 10 grams of dendrobium, fry in water for 30 minutes, take the juice, and serve warmly twice a day. It is mainly used for the treatment of dry mouth and tongue caused by fever, dry cough and soreness of waist and knees caused by kidney deficiency.

2 Dendrobium drink: 30 grams of fresh dendrobium, wheat winter, shengdi, yuanzhi, poria cocos, 15 grams of boiled licorice, 5 grams of ginger, mash the medicine except ginger, put it in a casserole with ginger, fry it in water for 30 minutes, and take the juice. 1 dose per day, divided into 3 warm doses.

This formula has the effect of nourishing yin and invigorating qi, quenching thirst, clearing heat and reducing fever, and mainly treats yin deficiency and fever.

3 Dispelling troubles and nourishing stomach soup: 15 grams of dendrobium, 12 grams of cooked gypsum, Nansha ginseng, and polygonatum each, 9 grams of smallpox pollen, yam, and poria cocos, 6 grams of wheat winter, 4 5 grams of Banxia, 3 grams of Guangpi, 30 grams of sugarcane, put the herbs into a casserole, fry in water for 30 minutes, and take the juice. 1 dose per day, divided into 3 doses.

Indications: Heat, thirst, and thirst.

4 Dendrobium porridge: 10 grams of dendrobium, 50 grams of japonica rice, add water and boil into porridge. Consume daily, morning and evening.

5 Stir-fried mutton liver with dendrobium: 10 grams of dendrobium, 200 grams of mutton liver, 6 ml of soy sauce and cooking wine, 2 grams of salt and monosodium glutamate, 5 grams of chopped green onion and minced ginger, stir-fried. Serve with meals.

6 Dendrobium roasted elbow: 10 grams of dendrobium, 250 grams of pork knuckle, 2 grams of monosodium glutamate and salt, 5 ml of soy sauce and cooking wine, 5 grams of green onion and ginger slices, and fired. Serve with meals.

7 Dendrobium rock sugar tea: 10 grams of dendrobium, 15 grams of rock sugar, put the two flavors together in a cup, pour in an appropriate amount of boiling water, cover and simmer for 20 minutes before drinking.

8 Dendrobium wolfberry wine: 15 grams of dendrobium, 20 grams of wolfberry, 500 ml of low-alcohol liquor, put the medicine into a glass bottle, cover and seal and soak for 7 days. Drink one small cup (about 10 ml) daily in the morning and evening

It can be eaten, and dendrobium has the effect of brightening the purpose.

According to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, Dendrobium has the effect of being unclear. According to Wang Chengde, traditional Chinese medicine believes that the essence of the five internal organs and six internal organs are injected into the eyes through the blood vessels, and "the liver opens the eyes to the eyes", the liver and blood are full, and the eyes will be bright and bright; On the contrary, if the liver yin is insufficient, the eyes will be dull, tired, dry, tearful, and blurred vision.

Taking Dendrobium can nourish the liver and yin, thus achieving a bright effect. Dendrobium is shared with wolfberry, chrysanthemum, and cassia seed every day, and the effect is better, especially suitable for people who look at the computer for a long time and stay up late.

How to eat dendrobium

Dendrobium can be drunk while the juice is freshly squeezed; It can be taken internally in decoction; It can also be drunk with wolfberry, white fungus and rock sugar soup; It can also be used with millet to cook porridge and drink; It can also be drunk with lily as a tea.

1.Dendrobium juice is freshly squeezed and drunk: Fresh Dendrobium juice can clear heat, reduce fire and quench thirst. It can prevent fire.

2.Dried Dendrobium decoction for internal use: Take 10 15 grams of dried Dendrobium and take it in decoction, which can have the effect of nourishing the stomach and nourishing yin and clearing heat.

3.Dendrobium and wolfberry, white fungus, rock sugar soup drinking: not only can supplement nutrition, but also can produce cough, moisten the lungs and nourish the liver. It has a certain preventive effect on cough, thirst, asthma, etc.

4.Dendrobium with millet porridge to drink: Dendrobium with millet porridge has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, which can prevent spleen and stomach weakness and indigestion.

5.Dendrobium and lily tea drinking: Dendrobium and lily tea can calm the nerves, nourish yin and clear heat, and have a good effect on insomnia, dreams, restlessness, etc.

This content was reviewed by Liu Yulan, Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College.

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