Noble Dendrobium

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the dried stems of Dendrobium nobile, known as shi hu, have been simmered into tonics for well over a thousand years to cool fever, replenish the body's fluids, and ease the parched mouth and throat that often follow a long illness. It is counted among the treasured nine immortal herbs of Chinese herbal lore, once so prized that harvesters climbed cliff faces and old forest trees just to gather the wild canes clinging to bark and stone. Healers reached for it to comfort a weary stomach after fever, to brighten tired eyes, and to restore a sense of moisture and vitality to a body left feeling dried out and depleted.