What are the effects of Dendrobium officinale? Why is it called "life-saving fairy grass" among the people? For thousands of years, in the southern folk, when a patient is in danger, people will do everything possible to risk their lives to pick "immortal grass" from the cliff, and put its juice into the patient's mouth to revive the patient. Although this theory has its legend, it is recorded that folk medicine is called "life-saving herb" and its scientific name is "Dendrobium officinale".

Dendrobium officinale got its name from this traditional Chinese medicine legend: "Save the dying and heal the wounded." The origin and legend of Dendrobium officinale is that there was a man named Huo Dou who lived with his mother. As the princes fought among themselves, Huo Dou was also drafted into the army. Huo Dou fought bravely, conquered other countries, and later became a general. When Huo Dou came back, he found that his mother was paralyzed in bed and could no longer see because of years of anticipation. Huo Dou made a list of people who had treated his mother and rewarded him with large sums of money.

Later, many people failed to treat Huo Dou’s mother’s illness. One day, Huo Dou was walking in the mountains and saw an old couple plowing the fields. Huo Dou was so angry that he went up and yelled at men for treating women like this. The old couple knelt down and said that their livestock were sent to the battlefield every year. Without cattle, we had to rely on manpower. The woman cannot hold the plow, so the man holds the plow behind. After hearing this, Huo Dou asked the woman to stand aside and pulled up the plow to help him plow the land. The old couple was very moved. Huo Dou saw this old couple. They looked almost 70 years old, but they were so strong. They had neither eyes nor ears, so he asked them how they did it.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Legend: The Origin and Effect of Dendrobium officinale in “Saving Life and Healing the Wounded” Half a year later, Huo Dou’s mother could stand up and see. Huo Dou was very happy. So he spent a lot of money to thank the old couple. The old couple refused. Huo Dou asked them, and the old couple said: "It's the busy farming season again, and the family is short of grain seeds. The general must be grateful, because there is only one kind of grain seed." The general bought the old couple a cow and gave it to them. Ten bushels of grain seeds were listed as tributes because of the magical effects of this yellow grass, which was called "life-saving grass" and "fairy grass". A nobleman in need of grain could get ten bushels of grain from a handful. Over time, the plant became known as Dendrobium.