1. Nourishing yin and promoting fluid production

According to the Dictionary of Pharmacy in China, Fengdou "specializes in nourishing the qi and liquid in the lung and stomach, and the qi and liquid are erupting, and the kidney water is self-generated." It says that he is good at nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, and treating various diseases due to yin deficiency and body fluid deficiency.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that vaginal fluid is the material basis of human life activities, which has the functions of nourishing viscera and brain bones, inhibiting excessive yang fire, and maintaining normal growth and development and reproductive function activities. If human vaginal fluid is insufficient, it will cause symptoms such as listlessness, dull complexion, dry eyes, weak waist and knees, dizziness and fatigue, dry mouth and tongue, sore throat and constipation. Fengdou is an important medicine for nourishing yin. Taking Fengdou can fundamentally solve the problem of insufficient vaginal fluid.

strengthen body physique

Dendrobium has the function of nourishing yin and enriching blood. According to the theory of medicinal properties in Qing Dynasty, Dendrobium can tonify kidney, accumulate essence, nourish stomach yin and benefit qi.

Dendrobium is rich in polysaccharides. Experiments show that Dendrobium polysaccharide can enhance immune function and enhance the phagocytosis of peritoneal macrophages on chicken red blood cells.

Strengthening spleen and regulating stomach

Spleen and stomach have the important functions of digesting diet, absorbing Shui Gu essence and nourishing the whole body, and are the source of nutrition, so whether nutrition is sufficient depends mainly on the functions of spleen and stomach.

Dendrobium officinale is a kind of medicine for benefiting stomach and promoting fluid production, which is recorded in Shennong's Herbal Classic and Herbal Recovery. People call it "gastrointestinal medicine", which is a commonly used medicine to treat epigastric pain.

Modern experiments have proved that Dendrobium has a good inhibitory effect on Helicobacter pylori, a common pathogen in spleen and stomach diseases, and is helpful to treat helicobacter pylori-positive diseases such as atrophic gastritis, superficial gastritis and duodenal ulcer. At the same time, oral Dendrobium decoction can promote the secretion of gastric juice, enhance the emptying ability of the stomach and help digestion.

4. Protect liver and gallbladder

Dendrobium has a good cholagogic effect. Physicians of past dynasties believed that "Tiepi Fengdou" has the function of nourishing liver and yin, and is an important drug for treating various hepatobiliary complications, which can be used to treat hepatobiliary diseases such as hepatitis, cholecystitis and gallstones.

5. Clear away deficiency and heat

Deficiency-heat is manifested as fatigue, dizziness, flushing, palpitation, cough with little phlegm, insomnia, forgetfulness, Huang Chi in urine, red tongue and thready pulse.

Compendium of Materia Medica and Yi Yan of Materia Medica recorded "clearing stomach and eliminating deficiency heat" and "deficiency heat of hemorrhoid stomach" respectively. Compared with ordinary heat-clearing drugs, the deficiency heat of Dendrobium nobile is completely a kind of deficiency heat, which is characterized by yin deficiency and excessive heat. Pharmacological experiments show that Dendrobium can significantly reduce the peak fever and body temperature response index of rabbits with high fever and shorten the scalding time.

Strengthen muscles and bones

After people enter middle age, the yin qi and body fluid of "Yin Qi Half" begin to weaken, and the function of bones and muscles gradually declines. Dendrobium can nourish yin fluid and lubricate joints, thus achieving the effects of strengthening tendons and bones, smoothing joints and enhancing anti-rheumatism. Modern pharmacological research shows that Dendrobium can improve stress ability and has good anti-fatigue and anti-hypoxia effects.

7. Promote circulation

Dendrobium can nourish yin, moisten pulse and dilate blood vessels, thus promoting blood circulation. The experimental results show that Dendrobium can significantly improve the symptoms of blood stasis, reduce blood cholesterol and triglyceride, and increase the level of high density lipoprotein cholesterol, which can treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

8. Lowering blood sugar

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of diabetes is mainly due to kidney yin deficiency, premature fever of lung and stomach, and deficiency of both qi and yin as its pathological characteristics. Dendrobium has the function of nourishing yin, clearing heat and moistening dryness, and has been a specific medicine for treating diabetes since ancient times. Clinical research shows that Dendrobium can not only enhance insulin activity, but also significantly reduce blood sugar level and restore blood sugar to normal.

9. Suppress tumors

Dendrobium candidum [3] in Laoyanshan has killing effect on some cells of human lung cancer, ovarian cancer and promyelocytic leukemia, and has strong anti-tumor activity.

Clinical time shows that Dendrobium can improve the symptoms of tumor patients, reduce the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, enhance immunity, improve the quality of life and prolong the survival period as an adjuvant treatment for malignant tumors.

10. Bright eyes

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the essence of the five internal organs is injected into the eyes through the veins, and the physiology and pathology of the liver are closely related to the exuberance of yin essence of the liver. Dendrobium has the function of nourishing yin and nourishing eyes, and has been regarded as a good eye care product by doctors in past dynasties.

Modern pharmacodynamic studies have proved that Dendrobium not only can delay the prevention and treatment of cataract, but also can maintain the transparency of lens by 36.8%, and can inhibit or correct the abnormal changes of enzyme activity caused by galactose.

1 1. Nourish the skin

After the human body enters middle age, due to the decrease of vaginal fluid in the body, skin aging accelerates, making it black or wrinkled.

Dendrobium contains a lot of mucus, which has nourishing and nourishing effects on human skin.

12. Life span

The Shennong Herbal Classic lists Dendrobium as a commercial medicine with the function of "improving intelligence and prolonging life".

Modern research shows that Dendrobium contains many trace elements, which are closely related to human health and longevity. The anti-aging effect of Dendrobium is more extensive and comprehensive than general drugs.