Gastrodia elata (scientific name: Gastrodia elata? Bl。 ) is a saprophytic herb of Orchidaceae and Gastrodia. Plants can reach 2 meters; Tuber-shaped, oval to nearly dumbbell-shaped, fleshy, erect stems, orange, yellow, taupe or blue-green, without green leaves, racemes, oblong lanceolate bracts, twisted flowers, orange, light yellow, blue-green or yellow-white, sepals combined with petals, sepals free, ovoid triangle, capsules obovate, flowering from May to July.
Distributed in China, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Taiwan Province, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Tibet. Born in sparse forests, open spaces in forests, forest margins, scrub margins, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Japan, Korean Peninsula and Siberia.
Gastrodia elata, scientific name of traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried tuber of Gastrodia elata. Belongs to Lancome. Eating Gastrodia elata for women can replenish energy, control blood pressure, regulate cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, dispel wind and remove dampness, stop arthralgia, improve eyesight, increase intelligence and soothe the nerves. Among these benefits, calmness is the most beneficial to women, especially menopausal women. Eating gastrodia elata or stewing food with gastrodia elata can reduce liver fire, not be too impatient, and reduce the risk of liver wind. Gastrodia elata can promote blood pressure within the normal range, accelerate coronary blood flow, greatly reduce the incidence of heart and cardiovascular diseases, play a role in protecting the heart, and prevent women's impatient personality from damaging cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.