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, Diabets, polydipsia with thrist, deficiency in stomach-yin, hectic fever due to yin – deficiency.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 6~12 g.