White Orchid, also known as Lian Ji Cao, Gan Gen, Bai Gei, Ruou Lan, Zhu Lan, Zi Lan, Zi Hui, Bai Li. White Orchid has a wide range of medicinal and landscaping value. It is mainly used for hemostasis, reducing swelling, and promoting tissue regeneration.
[Beauty Benefits of White Orchid]
The beauty benefits of White Orchid are well-known. It can whiten and remove spots, stop bleeding, reduce swelling, and promote tissue regeneration. It can also be used to treat acne, tinea corporis, scars, and other skin diseases.
White Orchid contains abundant starch, glucose, volatile oil, and mucilage, which contribute to its efficacy in suppressing cough, promoting phlegm expectoration, stopping bleeding, and promoting tissue regeneration. It has certain effects on tuberculosis, whooping cough, bronchitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, abscesses, and external bleeding.
[Medicinal Value of White Orchid]
White Orchid has various varieties, and according to the classification mentioned above, there are no less than 70 varieties through natural and artificial hybridization, as reported by the China Agricultural Research Institute.
Among them, yellow-flowered White Orchid and water White Orchid have relatively poor medicinal value, while the purple-flowered Triangular Stem White Orchid is the variety with the highest medicinal value and is also the most favored by growers.
[Pharmacological Research]
The extract of White Orchid has a good hemostatic effect on experimental animals, which may be related to its gelatinous components. The principle of action may be physical. 2% White Orchid glucose injection has a significant inhibitory effect on DAB-induced liver cancer in rats when administered intraperitoneally.
It has hemostatic, mucosal protection, anti-tumor, and antibacterial effects.
