Dendrobium functions, uses and how to take it

Dendrobium has the functions of benefiting the stomach and generating fluids, clearing heat and nourishing Yin. The usage is to decoct with water and take it warm. Specific usage should be under the professional guidance of a doctor and should not be taken by oneself. Dendrobium is sweet in flavor and slightly cold in nature. It enters the menstruation. Because of its sweet taste and slightly cold nature, it also enters the stomach meridian, so it can clear stomach heat, nourish stomach yin, produce fluids and quench thirst, treating heartburn and thirst, burning pain in the stomach, and dry vomiting with little food. Dendrobium enters the kidney meridian, can nourish the kidney yin, reduce the fire, treatment of impotence and weakness of the muscles and bones, bone vapor and tide heat (a burst of heat, feel the heat from the bone inside to the outside through the heat) and other diseases. Because this product can astringe the evil and help dampness, it should not be applied in the early stage of warm-heat disease, or when warm-heat has not injured the yin. Dendrobium usage is usually taken by decoction with water. The drug should be taken under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine doctor for identification of symptoms, and should not be used on one’s own to avoid adverse reactions. If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time.