Dendrobium has the effect of benefiting the stomach and generating fluids, nourishing Yin and clearing heat, the effect of drinking water is limited, can not replace the medication to treat the disease, please take under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the evidence.
Dendrobium is sweet and slightly cold. Attributed to the stomach, kidney meridian. It has the effect of clearing heat and nourishing yin, generating fluids and benefiting the stomach. It is used in treating fever and fluid injury, dry mouth and thirst, deficiency of gastric yin (deficiency of yin fluid in the stomach), dry vomiting with little food, non-resolving of deficiency heat after illness, yin deficiency and fire, bone vapor and labor heat, darkness of the eyes and uncertainty, and impotence of the muscles and bones, and other diseases.
When used to promote the production of body fluid to benefit the stomach, the infusion can be combined with herbs such as Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, Rhizoma Ophiopogonis, and Rhizoma Ophiopogonis, and when used for gastric heat, it can be decocted as a tea substitute, or combined with the herbs of Radix Paeoniae Alba, Rhizoma Bamboo Root, and Rhizoma Ophiopogonis. When used to clear heat and nourish yin, it is often combined with herbs such as eucommia, wolfberry, hyssop and hu huanglian to make water.
The medication should be taken under the guidance of a medical professional, and should not be used on its own to avoid adverse effects. If there is any discomfort, please consult a doctor promptly.