Dendrobium
Dendrobii Caulis, Caulis Dendrobii
Shi Hu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; slightly cold

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Treatment of thirst due to impairment to yin or deficiency of body fluid, loss of appetite with nausea, fever in deficiency conditions after a severe disease, impaired vision.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. dendrobine, one of its components, exerts the effects of raising the level of blood sugar, hypotensive, antipyretic and analgesic.2. its infusion is cardio-inhibitory.3. low dosage causes excitation while high dosage causes inhibition of the intestine of rabbits in vitro.