Can children eat dendrobium?

Children can eat dendrobium in moderation.
Dendrobium is a kind of Chinese medicine commonly used in clinic, Dendrobium is mainly used for internal use after decoction, and in daily life, it is mostly used as an ingredient to make soup and so on. For children who meet the indications of dendrobium, it can be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions to treat the disease. In normal times, children can also eat some soup made with dendrobium in moderation.
According to Chinese medicine, Dendrobium has the effect of benefiting the stomach, nourishing the yin and clearing the heat, which is suitable for fever and fluid injury, gastric yin insufficiency (insufficient yin fluid in the stomach), dry mouth, thirst and dry vomiting, and can also be used in the post-disease fever, yin deficiency and fire, impotence of the muscles and bones. For children who fulfill the indications of Dendrobium, they can take Dendrobium as prescribed by the doctor.
However, it should be noted that Dendrobium is slightly cold in nature, belonging to the stomach, kidney meridian, children should not be taken in large quantities, so as not to cause gastrointestinal discomfort, such as abdominal pain, diarrhea and so on. In addition, patients with dampness and heat should take it with caution.
Dendrobium is a traditional Chinese medicine, it is recommended that children take it under the guidance of a professional doctor, do not take it on your own to avoid adverse consequences.