铁皮石斛

Tie Pi Shi Hu

Name

Tie Pi Shi Hu (Dendrobium officinale Kimura ex Migo)

Property

Sweet, slightly cold; stomach and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify the stomach and promote the secretion of body fluids, nourish yin and clear heat.

Indications

Body fluid impairment due to fever, polydipsia with thrist, deficiency in stomach-yin, hectic fever due to yin – deficiency.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 6~12 g.