How to Store Dendrobium officinale? A Detailed Guide to the Latest Methods

Dendrobium officinale is also known as Black Node Grass, Yunnan Ironbark, Ironbark Dou, and so on. It has excellent health benefits and has gradually become a prized health tonic on everyone's table. Some households keep a supply of fresh Dendrobium officinale. If the wrong storage method is chosen, the medicinal effects of the Dendrobium officinale will be somewhat reduced. Now let us take a look together at how to store Dendrobium officinale!

How to Store Dendrobium officinale?

1. The most important thing when storing fresh Dendrobium officinale is that it must not be sealed airtight. Many people, afraid that fresh Dendrobium officinale will lose moisture, seal it in plastic bags, which results in mold.

2. Fresh Dendrobium officinale stored under breathable conditions will not rot even after a year, and in the second year it can still sprout new shoots at the nodes. Withering without dying and going dormant without rotting is also a very remarkable trait of this plant.

3. For a small amount of Dendrobium officinale at home, it can be wrapped in paper or a cloth bag and kept fresh in the refrigerator.

Can Dendrobium officinale Be Eaten Raw?

1. Eating Dendrobium officinale raw not only preserves the active cells of the dendrobium to the greatest extent and allows the maximum intake of dendrobium polysaccharides and dendrobine, but also has the effects of clearing heat, nourishing yin, and promoting fluid production, as well as promoting human metabolism.

2. Eating Dendrobium officinale raw is more intuitive and can ensure genuine materials, eliminating counterfeit and inferior products.

3. The nutrients contained in Dendrobium officinale are complete with no loss, and it is easy for the human body to absorb, with better medicinal and health benefits.

How Is Dendrobium officinale Best Eaten?

1. As tea: Take 20 to 30 grams of fresh Dendrobium officinale, wash it, remove the outer skin, cut it into thin slices or cut it into sections and crack them open, add a few red dates or some goji berries, add a suitable amount of clean water, bring the water to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for more than 30 minutes before drinking, or simply brew it with boiling water. After eating, take out the Dendrobium officinale and eat it.

2. In dishes: Take 30 to 50 grams of fresh Dendrobium officinale, wash it with clean water, slice it or cut it into sections and crack them open. According to personal taste preferences, it can be stewed with chicken, duck, bones, and so on. The stewing time only needs to be slightly longer than usual.

3. In liquor: Take 500 grams of fresh Dendrobium officinale, rinse it clean with clean water, add goji berries, American ginseng, and 1000 grams of baijiu, soak for 2 months, then take an appropriate amount in the morning and evening.

4. As juice: Wash Dendrobium officinale and blend it into juice with water added at a ratio of 10:1. Adding honey makes it taste even better. Drinking it before or after alcohol can sober you up, protect the liver, and reduce headaches, with obvious effects.