Shihu
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Shihu

Dendrobium nobile

wholedried

Botanical Source

System Profiles

Nature (Temperature)Neutral
Flavor
CategoryTonify Qi
PinyinShihu

History

First appeared in Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica.

Traditional Usage

A sweet, bland tasting herb that is slightly cold in nature, shihu is obtained from the stem of a golden coloured orchid. It enters the kidney and stomach meridians to nourish the yin, clear heat, generate fluids, replenish stomach yin deficiency, brighten the vision and strengthen the lower back. It is useful for treating blurred vision and dizziness caused by yin deficiency in the kidneys and liver.