How to pronounce Dendrobium?
What is Dendrobium?
Dendrobium is a perennial epiphytic herb of Orchidaceae. Born in the shade of semi-humid rocks, trees and cliffs in mountainous areas at an altitude of 1600 meters, he likes warm and humid climate and semi-cloudy and semi-sunny environment, and is not cold-resistant. It is named after its iron-green skin.
Dendrobium can be divided into dozens of species such as yellow grass, golden hairpin and whip, and Dendrobium candidum is the best among Dendrobium candidum. Because of the harsh growth conditions, the natural output is extremely scarce, and because of long-term over-exploitation, wild resources are on the verge of extinction.
Why is Dendrobium ranked first among the Nine Immortals?
First, the effect is good. The ancients said: "Yang deficiency is easy to replenish, but Yin deficiency is difficult to adjust." Dendrobium candidum is known as "life-saving fairy grass". Among nine immortals, only Dendrobium candidum has the best effect of regulating yin deficiency.
Second, the growth is slow. Dendrobium candidum is rare and precious because it grows very slowly, and it takes about 3-5 years to become a plant, which is vaguely expensive.
Third, there are legends. It is said that one of the secrets of Wu Zetian's health preservation in Tang Dynasty was taking Dendrobium candidum. According to legend, Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, Sun Simiao, Li Shizhen and other famous doctors used Dendrobium candidum to treat critically ill patients.
Fourth, it is fresh enough. Dendrobium candidum is the only fairy grass that "eats fresh but doesn't eat old". The older the other medicinal materials, the better, and the fresher the Dendrobium candidum. Fresh Dendrobium candidum buds are the "best" among the best.
Efficacy and function of Dendrobium nobile
Dendrobium candidum is recorded in many pharmaceutical works, such as Shennong's Herbal Classic in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Compendium of Materia Medica in the Ming Dynasty. Someone on the Internet summed up the specific effects of Dendrobium candidum as follows:
Nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, strengthening spleen and stomach, nourishing kidney, clearing away lung heat and toxic materials, protecting liver and gallbladder, strengthening tendons and bones, improving eyesight and protecting eyes, moistening skin and protecting throat, improving sleep, and lowering blood sugar and lipid. I won't go into details.
There is also a saying on the Internet that Dendrobium can inhibit tumors. Whether there is such an effect can not be verified at present. However, Dendrobium can improve human immunity, nourish yin and tonify deficiency, which is not wrong.
How to eat Dendrobium?
1, stewed Dendrobium tonic
Dendrobium itself is a cold plant, which can be stewed in a pot with health products such as red dates, medlar and cordyceps.
2. Boiled Dendrobium porridge
Everyone knows that millet porridge can nourish the stomach, and cooking porridge with Dendrobium will get very good results.
3. Stewed Dendrobium
For example, Dendrobium, Ophiopogon japonicus, Dendrobium stewed chicken, Dendrobium stewed black-bone chicken, American ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum are all delicious and healthy ways to eat.
Of course, there are ways to eat Dendrobium water and Dendrobium powder!
How much is Dendrobium a catty?
The price difference of Dendrobium is very large. There are hundreds of yuan a kilogram of Dendrobium and thousands of kilograms of Dendrobium on the Internet. Why is the price difference of Dendrobium so big? There are mainly the following points:
1, authenticity difference
There are some real Dendrobium and some fake Dendrobium in the market. Dendrobium huoshanense is one of the most valuable Dendrobium plants in traditional Chinese medicine, and it has become a "life-saving fairy grass" among the people. The international medicinal plant community calls it "the giant panda in medicine", and the price will be very expensive.
2. Quality differences
Different regions, different varieties and different processing methods will lead to different qualities of Dendrobium, and different qualities will have different effects, so the prices are different.
3. Brand differences
Of course, the prices of different brands vary greatly, and the prices of big brands of Dendrobium huoshanense are very high.
How to distinguish Dendrobium candidum from others?
1, color: Newly picked Dendrobium huoshanense is generally red, green or dark green.
2. Appearance: Fresh Dendrobium huoshanense looks plump, plump and juicy.
3, taste: fresh Dendrobium huoshanense will feel sticky and bitter when chewed in your mouth.
4, supply: if it is a brand, the supply is more secure, so try to buy from formal official channels.
What is the Nine Immortals?
These nine Chinese immortals are Dendrobium candidum, Saussurea involucrata, Tripterygium wilfordii and Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Poria, Cistanche deserticola, Deep Sea Pearl, Deep Mountain Ganoderma lucidum, Cordyceps sinensis.
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