Tie Pi Shi Hu

Name

Tie Pi Shi Hu (Dendrobium officinale Kimura ex Migo)

1. 铁皮石斛
2. Dendrobium officinale Kimura ex Migo
3. 鐵皮石斛

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.