Huo Dendrobium and Dendrobium aren't the same thing, though they don't differ much in their effectiveness. They are both a medicine first and foremost, while Huo Dendrobium is the name given to the dried and processed Dendrobium, which is given different names to differentiate between the two because of their different appearances.
The shape of Dendrobium Huo is spiral, the shape of Dendrobium is in the form of segments, comparatively speaking, Dendrobium Huo is easier to store than Dendrobium, and there are many varieties of Dendrobium, about 1700 kinds of varieties.
Introduction of Dendrobium Huodendrobium
The full name of Dendrobium Huodendrobium is called Dendrobium Huoshan, which belongs to a kind of common traditional Chinese medicine herbs, and its main effect is to nourish the stomach, promote the generation of fluids and nourish yin and clear the heat, and it can also play the role of some people who have used the eyes too much to consume it, and also can have some effect of brightening the eyes.
Introduction of Dendrobium
Dendrobium is also known as Hanging Orchid, Hairpin Hua, Wanzhangshu, etc. Dendrobium is essentially a woody plant, and its medicinal value is relatively high. Therefore, many traditional Chinese medicine practitioners will often use it as a stomach, nourish the yin and clear the heat of the medicinal herbs, can regulate people's spleen and stomach diseases, or made into dendrobium tea, dendrobium cornhusk tea and other therapeutic way for people to eat.
Difference between Dendrobium and Dendrobium
1, morphological characteristics are different
The stem of Dendrobium is an erect fleshy stem, it is not branched, the whole has about 3-7 nodes, and the appearance is light yellowish-green with occasional light purplish-red spots.
The fleshy stem of Dendrobium is a bit more plump, the whole is slightly flattened cylindrical, its nodes are sometimes more swollen. It produces large flowers that are white with a hint of lavender, while the pedicels are lavender, and the flowers bloom around April to May.
2, the origin of different habitats
Dendrobium Huo is basically grown in the mountain forest on the trunk or on the rocks of the valley, while Dendrobium is mostly born in the loose bark or tree trunks, and sometimes also in the cracks of the stone.