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| Chinese Name |
Shihu |
| Latin |
Caulis Dendrobii |
| English Name |
Dendrobium |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that tonifies yin |
| Source |
Fresh or dried ripe stem of Dendrobium nobile Lindl. , Dendrobium Candidum Wall. ex Lindl. or Dendrobium fimbriatum Hook. Var. oculatum Hook. and similar species.
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| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Sweet, slightly cold; Stomach, Kidney |
| Actions |
To benefit the stomach, promote the production of body fluids, nourish yin, and clear heat |
| Indications |
Thirst due to impairment of yin or deficiency of body fluids, loss of appetite with nausea, fever in a deficiency condition after a severe disease, blurred vision, in addition, used for chronic pharyngitis, thromboangiitis obliterans and arthritis
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| Chemical Composition |
It contains dendrobine, dendramine, dendroxine, etc. |
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