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Pin Yin: shi hu
Botanical family: Orchidaceae
Botanical name: 1, Dendrobium nobile Lindl.; 2, D. officinale K. Kimura et Migo; 3, D. linawianum Riechb. f.; 4, D. moniliforme (L.) Sw.; 5, D. hercoglossum Reichb. f.; 6, D. aduncum Wall. et Lindl.; 7, D. wilsonii Rolfe; 8, D. hancockii Rolfe
Primary action: Supplement Yin
Temperature: cold
Taste: sweet, slightly salty, bland
Entering Channel: Lu, St, Kd
Actions:
Nourishes Yin, clears Heat and generates Fluids; used for intractable
fevers from Fluid injury following febrile conditions.
Supplements Stomach Yin; used for Wasting and Thirsting Pattern.
(See
Interior-Heat-Vacuity (Vacuity
of Yin)
;
Vacuity Fire
;
Wasting and Thirsting Pattern
;
Stomach Yin Vacuity
.)
Dosage:
2-4 qian.
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