The flower of Dendrobium has no medicinal value and cannot be taken as medicine; the medicinal part of Dendrobium in clinical application is its dried stem, and the main use is decoction soup for internal use.
Dendrobium is the dried stem of Dendrobium orchidum, which has the effect of benefiting the stomach, nourishing Yin and clearing heat. It can be used for treating fever and fluid injury, dry mouth and thirst, deficiency of stomach yin (deficiency of yin fluid in the stomach), dry vomiting with little food, non-resolving of deficiency heat after illness, fire with deficiency of yin, tidal heat of bone vapor (a burst of heat, feeling that the heat is transmitted from inside the bone outward), darkness of the eyes and uncertainty, and impotence of sinew and bone, etc. Dendrobium is a Yin nourishing herb, which is mainly used in decoction.
Dendrobium belongs to the yin nourishing medicine, is not recommended for solid evidence, the specific side effects of the drug is not clear, it is recommended to strictly comply with the doctor’s instructions to take medication.