Dendrobium officinale is a valuable Chinese medicinal material. Wild Dendrobium officinale is scarce in resources. Due to its good clinical medicinal value, many artificially grown Dendrobium officinale are now put into the market to fill the gap of Dendrobium officinale. vacancy. When taking Dendrobium officinale, you need to pay attention to the dosage. So, what is the daily dosage of Dendrobium officinale? How much dendrobium can you eat every day?
1. Dosage of Dendrobium officinale
Dendrobium, also known as Wan Zhangxu, is one of the oldest traditional Chinese medicine health products in Chinese history. The earliest pharmacological monograph "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" exists in my country. "Jing" has recorded: "Dendrobium has a sweet and flat taste. It is mainly used for injuries, removing numbness, lowering Qi, tonifying the five internal organs, weakness, thinness, and strengthening Yin. Taking it for a long time can strengthen the intestines and stomach, lighten the body and prolong life." It has also been praised by famous doctors of the past dynasties as It is a good medicine with high medicinal value.
Because dendrobium can benefit the stomach, produce fluid, nourish yin and clear away heat, it is mainly used clinically to treat fever, body fluid injury, dry mouth and polydipsia, insufficient stomach yin, retching after eating less, and deficient heat that does not subside after illness. , Yin deficiency and excessive fire, etc. Modern research has proven that dendrobium has certain antipyretic and analgesic effects; it can promote gastric juice secretion and aid digestion; it can enhance metabolism and resist aging.
The dosage of dendrobium is generally 6 to 12 grams per day, and double the amount of fresh product (15 to 30 grams). It can be used alone or in compound form. It can be boiled into a paste, taken into pills, or powdered. If dendrobium is used alone, the effect will be better after decoction. At the same time, dendrobium can also be used to make soup with meat, or to cook white fungus, rice soup, etc., but the decoction time is slightly longer than ordinary food.
Most of the dendrobium you buy on the market is rolled. You can use scissors to cut the dried dendrobium rolled together into small sections. After soaking for a while, bring to a boil over high heat and reduce to low heat. , fry for about 10 minutes. In addition, when dendrobium is used in combination with other medicines, it is a decoction first.
It should be reminded that long-term use of dendrobium is not recommended for those who do not feel any discomfort. Because the medicinal properties of dendrobium are slightly cold, those with spleen and stomach deficiency (too little gastric acid secretion), those with Yin injury in the early stage of fever (yin has not been injured such as severe thirst, sweating, etc.), those with damp-warm disease whose dryness has not resolved (warm-dampness) Diseases caused by dampness evil are difficult to transform, excessive nourishing of yin will make it difficult to remove dampness evil), etc. should be taken with caution. If you have chronic diseases or are taking other medications, please consult a physician or pharmacist first and avoid taking them by yourself.
2. Decoction of Dendrobium officinale
Dendrobium officinale is a precious nourishing traditional Chinese medicine. Its main purpose is to decoct it and take it with other medicines. Only then can its effectiveness be fully exerted.
Method: Fresh Dendrobium officinale can be decoctioned with a single ingredient. Take fresh Dendrobium officinale, mash it directly, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer over warm fire for about an hour, and then take it. Other nourishing drugs such as wolfberry can also be added.
Efficacy: Direct decoction of fresh Dendrobium officinale has a good stomach-nourishing effect and can help digestion.
3. Dendrobium officinale in the diet
Dendrobium officinale has always been used as medicine and food. Dendrobium officinale can be added to many foods. It is nourishing when eating, and the effect is very good.
Method: Cut or mash Dendrobium officinale and add it to porridge or directly into vegetables. The best meal is to add it to chicken to make chicken soup.
Efficacy: Nourish yin, nourish the stomach and promote digestion.