People who have touched Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang know that its vitality is very tenacious. Even if it is stored for a long time, as long as the temperature and humidity are suitable, it will sprout. Then, can sprouted Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang still be eaten? What kind of harm does it have to the human body? Let’s take a look together below!

Can Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang be eaten even if it has sprouted?

Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang can still be eaten even if it has sprouted. Whether it is fresh Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang, dried branches, or iron-plate fengdou, it is all edible, and it does not harm the human body.

Only a small part of the nutrients will be lost, so the health benefits of sprouted Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang will be reduced to some extent.

How to store Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang?

Fresh Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang:

Fresh Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang has a periodic nature, not that you can buy it whenever you want. Therefore, for daily health maintenance, many friends will buy some fresh Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang to store at home. So how can we store it to prevent the loss of nutrients?

After buying fresh Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang, it is best to put it in the refrigerator for cold storage. Pay attention not to store it in a sealed manner, otherwise it is easy to mildew, and it should be eaten within 6 months at most, so as to ensure both the effect and freshness.

White iron-plate dendrobium fengdou or dried Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang:

The storage method of the white iron-plate dendrobium fengdou and the dried Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang is the same. It can be stored in a sealed bag or glass bottle, but attention must be paid to waterproofing and ensuring it is stored in a dry environment.

9 Functions of Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang

1. Nourish Yin and Jinyin

The ‘Chinese Dictionary of Pharmacology’ states that Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang ‘specializes in the Qi and liquid of the lung and stomach, and when the Qi and liquid are vigorous, the kidney water is naturally generated’. This means that Huoshan Tieshi Shihuang is good at nourishing Yin and producing Jinyin, and treating various symptoms of kidney Yin deficiency and Jinyin deficiency.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Yin and Jinyin are the material conditions for the body’s life activities, which have the effects of nourishing the five internal organs and six bowels, and inhibiting the overactivity of Yang and fire, thus maintaining normal growth, development, and reproductive functions.

Once the body is deficient in Yin and Jing, symptoms such as lack of vitality, pale complexion, dry and dull eyes, soreness in the loins and legs, dizziness, weakness of the limbs, dry mouth and thirst, and constipation will appear.

And Huoshan Dendrobium officinale is a medicine for nourishing Yin, which can solve the problem of insufficient Yin and Jing in the body from the root.

2. Enhance resistance

Huoshan Dendrobium officinale has the effect of nourishing Yin and moistening, and the ‘Treatise on the Nature of Medicines’ in the Qing Dynasty says that Huoshan Dendrobium officinale can补肾壮阳积精, tonify the spleen and nourish the stomach Yin, and nourish the blood.

Experiments have confirmed that Huoshan Dendrobium officinale contains a wealth of nucleic acid substances, which can enhance the body’s immune function and also improve the phagocytic ability of abdominal macrophages to chicken red blood cells.

3. Treat gastric diseases

Benefiting the stomach and producing saliva to relieve thirst is the most powerful effect of Huoshan Dendrobium officinale, which is recorded in both ‘Shennong’s Materia Medica’ and ‘Compendium of Materia Medica Revisited’, collectively known as ‘Huoshan Dendrobium officinale’ as ‘intestinal medicine’, which can promote the metabolism of gastric acid, improve the digestive function of the stomach, and promote digestion.

Contemporary experiments confirm that Huoshan Dendrobium officinale has a good inhibitory effect on Helicobacter pylori, a common pathogen in gastric diseases, which is beneficial to the treatment of atrophic gastritis, superficial gastritis, duodenal ulcer, and other diseases.

4. Nourish the liver and promote bile

Huoshan Dendrobium officinale has a good bile-promoting effect, and scientists of all generations think it has the effect of nourishing the liver Yin, and is an essential medicine for treating various liver diseases, which can be used to treat hepatitis, cholecystitis, gallstones, and other liver and gallbladder diseases.

5. Lower blood sugar

Huoshan Dendrobium officinale can nourish Yin, clear heat, moisten the lungs, and has been the special medicine for treating diabetes (thirsty disease) since ancient times.

Clinical experiments show that Huoshan Dendrobium officinale can not only improve insulin specificity but also significantly reduce blood sugar levels, bringing blood sugar back to normal.

6. Brighten the eyes

Huoshan Dendrobium officinale has the effect of nourishing Yin and benefiting the eyes, and has been regarded as a superior medicine for protecting eyes by scientists of all generations.

Contemporary pharmacological research confirms that Huoshan Dendrobium officinale has a significant effect on preventing senile cataracts and maintaining children’s eye vision.

7. Inhibit tumors

Huoshan Dendrobium officinale has the effect of destroying some cancer cells of malignant tumors such as lung cancer, ovarian cancer, and early myelocytic leukemia, and has a strong antitumor specificity.

It is used in clinical medicine to assist in the treatment of malignant tumors, can improve the symptoms of tumor patients, alleviate the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, enhance immunity, improve the quality of life, and increase survival time.

8. Moisturize the skin

After entering middle age and old age, due to the deficiency of Yin and Jing in the body, the aging of the skin is accelerated, and spots and wrinkles appear. The mucilage contained in Huoshan Dendrobium officinale has a nourishing effect on the skin.

9. Clear heat and detoxify the throat

The ‘Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica’ states: ‘Brewing tea with Huoshan Dendrobium officinale can clear the stomach fire, eliminate the deficiency fire, produce body fluid, and benefit the throat.’

The ‘Compendium of Materia Medica’ also records: ‘Huoshan Dendrobium officinale is sweet and can please the throat, salty and can moisten the throat. Ancient people brewed tea with it, which is very refreshing for the diaphragm.’

According to the report of ‘China Chinese Medicine News’: The voice of the well-known Chinese announcer Song Shixiong often maintains stability for a long time, benefiting from the daily consumption of Dendrobium officinale tea.