Yin Tonics
Tie Pi Shi Hu: Chinese Herb Guide
铁皮石斛
Dendrobium officinale Kimura ex Migo
Name
Tie Pi Shi Hu (Dendrobium officinale Kimura ex Migo)
The Effect of Tie Pi Shi Hu
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 Administrations
Decoct 6~12 g.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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