The efficacy and function of water grass maple

Waterweed Maple is also called Waterweed Dendrobium, which is a very common Chinese medicine. This Chinese medicine is different from ordinary Dendrobium. Its flowers are particularly like orchids, so it belongs to the Orchidaceae family. It is a Dendrobium that grows in the river, unlike the Dendrobium that we usually see growing on cliffs, but its nutritional effect is also very high. So what are the effects and functions of Waterweed Maple?

The efficacy and function of waterweed dendrobium

Before Dendrobium officinale became a popular health food, Dendrobium aquaticum was just an ordinary Dendrobium. Because its branches are large and contain a lot of water, local people used to call it water grass to distinguish it from yellow grass (Dendrobium purple). Water Dendrobium is a variety of Dendrobium with unknown efficacy and function, and unknown ingredients. It has a very unpleasant bitter taste, so few people specifically seek out Water Dendrobium to eat. Although the effective ingredients of water plants are unknown, it is also a very famous variety in the field of gardening. Because of its many, simple flowers, and especially its tenacious vitality and low price, it is a good entry-level variety for Dendrobium lovers.

The horticultural ornamental function of Dendrobium officinale: The stem of Dendrobium officinale is drooping, looks fleshy, and is cylindrical in shape. It has no branches and has many nodes like bamboo. The petals are roughly oval in shape, and the colors are mostly white-purple or light purple-red. The Dendrobium in full bloom looks like a pearl curtain, so it is praised as "Heavenly Dendrobium".

The difference between water grass maple and iron maple

Difference in appearance: The water grass maple is yellow in color and looks very clean on the surface. The surface film will be burned off with fire. The lines are very deep and dense, and there is a strong smell of fireworks. If you touch it for a long time, your hands will turn black.

The most common color of Dendrobium officinale is yellow-green, of course some of them are iron green. If you look closely, you will find that most Dendrobium officinale will have white silk, which is unique to Dendrobium officinale. The surface lines are shallow and sparse. As shown in the picture above, the appearance of the water grass maple vine does not have the same screw shape as the iron maple vine, but more like a simple squeeze and twist.

Taste difference: The taste of the Tiepi Fengdou is slightly sweet, sticky, and has a lot of gelatin without any residue. The whole tasting process has a strong grassy aroma. There is very little gelatin in the water grass maple vine, and it is also very light. It tastes bitter and is basically impossible to chew. It has a lot of residue and a sticky gelatinous feeling. Generally, the bitter maple thrush among maple thrush is the water plant Dendrobium, but the water plant maple thrush has basically no effect, fortunately it is non-toxic. If you eat it, just throw it away.

Because the appearance of the Ironbark Maple and the Water Grass Maple is similar, it is difficult to distinguish them when mixed together. Therefore, tasting is an effective way to distinguish the two. The bitter one is the water grass.

Price difference: No one buys Dendrobium officinale specifically for consumption. The price of maple dou made from Dendrobium officinale is about one-fifth of that of Dendrobium officinale. However, as a potted plant, the ornamental value of Dendrobium officinale is better than that of Dendrobium officinale. The water plant Dendrobium hangs upside down under the eaves, and when the flowers bloom, they look like a waterfall falling from the sky, which is very beautiful.