Can the short stick Dendrobium be eaten? How to eat the short stick Dendrobium

Everyone has eaten Dendrobium, but the Dendrobium that people usually eat is mostly Dendrobium officinale. The Dendrobium plant is a large family, which can be divided into many different varieties. In addition to the familiar Dendrobium officinale, there are also different varieties such as Dendrobium short stick and Dendrobium sheath. What I will introduce to you today is Dendrobium short stick. You can know whether this kind of Dendrobium is edible, and also let everyone understand how to eat it.

Can Dendrobium officinale be eaten?

Dendrobium officinale is a type of Dendrobium, and it is also a healthy food ingredient that can be eaten by humans. The leaves, flowers and stems of this plant can all be eaten by humans, and have extremely high edible value. It can supplement the human body with rich nutrients, nourish yin and moisten dryness, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, and can also improve the body's anti-aging and disease resistance, and has certain benefits for maintaining human health.

How to eat Dendrobium officinale

1. Soak in water and drink

Short stick food can be used to make tea, especially the flowers of this plant. After being collected and dried, they can be made into scented tea for people to make tea. When needed, the dried short stick Dendrobium flowers can be placed directly in a clean glass, and boiled water above 90 degrees can be added to brew it. The soup can be drunk directly after brewing. The soup can also be seasoned with appropriate amount of honey to make it taste better.

2. Cook porridge

Dendrobium can also be used to cook porridge. When cooking porridge with Dendrobium can, you can wash its fresh tender stems, cut them into small dices and put them directly into the pot, add water and boil them, then add washed rice, millet and other porridge ingredients into the pot and cook them together. After boiling, continue to cook on low heat for about half an hour. After cooking, turn off the heat, take out and cool it down before eating.

3. Soak in wine

The dried short stick Dendrobium can be used to make wine. When making wine with it, you need to put the dried stems of the short stick Dendrobium directly in a large clean glass bottle, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar, and then add high-proof liquor and seal it and soak it for a month. The medicinal wine inside will be ready. After taking it out, you can take 30 to 50 grams a day.

Today I introduced to you some knowledge related to Dendrobium shortissima, so that you can know that Dendrobium shortissima is a healthy food ingredient that can be eaten by humans. At the same time, I also introduced its different ways of use. In the future, when you want to use Dendrobium shortissima, you can eat it according to the correct methods introduced above.