Dendrobium(Shi hu)

This medicinal is the fresh,or dried,stem of Dendrobium nobile Lindle.,D candidum wall.ex Lindl.or D.fimbriatum Hook.var.oculatum Hook(Fam.Orchidaceae).It is excavated all year round.The best quality ones are excavated in the autumn.It is dried by baking or natural sunlight,sliced and utilized in its unprocessed form.Fresh Dendrobium is cultivated in sandy soil so that it can be obtain easily.

Medicinal Properties:sweet and slightly cold.

Meridian Tropism:kidney and stomach meridians.

Medicinal Efficacies:Strengthen stomach and promote fluid production;nourish yin and clear heat.

Usage and Dosage: 6~12g.15~30g of the fresh form.