Nicknames: Golden Lotus, Golden Thread, Golden Earrings, Bird Ginseng, Golden Thread Tiger Head Banana, Golden Thread Bone Decaying
Harvesting and processing: Harvested in summer and autumn, fresh or sun dried.
Medicinal parts: whole plant
Origin: Fujian, Taiwan, etc
Subject: Lanke
Original plant: Golden Thread Orchid
Plant situation: Terrestrial plants
Height 4-10cm. The rhizome crawls and reaches a length of 4-5cm.
The lower part of the stem has 2-4 leaves. Leaves with stems, oval shaped, 1.5-3.5 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, acute pointed, with black purple veins and golden yellow veins on the upper surface, and light purple red on the back.
Racemes with 2-3 flowers, bracts ovate lanceolate, approximately 1cm in length; The flower is light red in color, with circular sepals that are sharp at first. The outer surface is covered with long hairs, while the inner surface is hairless and extremely concave. It is adhered to the petals to form a helmet, measuring 7mm in length; The lateral sepals are ovate oblong, extremely skewed, 8mm long, with a sharp apex, covered with long hairs on the outside, and hairless on the inside; Petals are semi-circular, highly skewed, 9mm long, with a sharp apex; The lip has two deep lobes, forming a "Y" shape. The lobes are narrow and round, with a blunt tip, measuring about 5mm in length and 0.3mm in width. The claws are 5-6mm long and have tassel like thin strips on both sides, with a distance of about 4mm. There are two calluses growing in front of the base. The flowering period is from September to October.
Characteristics of Golden Thread Orchid: The rhizome is relatively fine, the nodes are obvious, and it is brown in color. The upper part of the leaves is black purple with golden mesh veins, and the lower part is dark red with 3-7 main veins. The inflorescence is terminal, with the inflorescence axis covered in soft hairs and sepals light purple. The air is faint and the taste is light.
Golden thread orchid medicinal properties:
【 Taste 】 Sweet; cool
[Guijing] Lung; Liver; Kidney; Bladder meridian
【 Indications 】 Clearing heat and cooling blood; Dehumidification to relieve hemoptysis; Urine blood; Childhood startle; tetanus; Nephritis edema; Rheumatoid arthritis and pain; Damage caused by falls and injuries. Main lung heat coughing up blood; pulmonary tuberculosis
[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: decoction, 9-15g. External use: Apply in moderation, fresh and mashed.
【 Discussions from Various Schools 】 "Outline of Xinhua Materia Medica": The whole plant has a sweet taste and a balanced nature. It has the functions of cooling blood and calming the liver, clearing heat and detoxifying. It is used for pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, diabetes, nephritis, cystitis, infantile convulsion, and snakebite. "