石斛Dendrobium

Functions and Indications: Tonifies the stomach and promotes fluid production, nourishes yin and clears heat. Used for yin deficiency with fluid depletion, dry mouth and thirst, poor appetite with dry retching, post-illness deficiency heat, and blurred vision.

Product Description

藥名：石斛

Medicine name: Dendrobium

藥用價值：驅解虛熱，益精強陰

Medicinal value: dispels deficiency heat, nourishes essence, and strengthens yin

毒性：無毒

Toxicity: Non-toxic

用法用量：內服煎湯，6~15克（鮮品加倍），宜久煎；或熬膏；或入丸、散。

Usage and Dosage: For internal use decoction, 6–15 grams (double the amount if using fresh), preferably simmered for a long time; or made into a paste; or incorporated into pills or powders.

禁忌：熱病早期陰未傷者，濕溫病未化燥者，脾胃虛寒者，均禁服。

Contraindications: Should not be taken by individuals in the early stages of febrile diseases without Yin damage, those with damp-warm diseases not yet transformed into dryness, or those with deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach.