Dactylorhiza, Finger root
Marsh Orchid, Spotted Orchid
Salam Panja, Munjataka (Ayurveda)
Dbang lag དབང་ལག (Tibetan)
Hong Men Lan (China)
Salam Panja, Munjataka (Ayurveda)
Dbang lag དབང་ལག (Tibetan)
Hong Men Lan (China)
A species of Dactylorhiza, listed as 'Female Orchid' and used as Salep.
Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530
Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530
Finger root, Chengdu Herbal Medicine Market (Adam, 2016)
Botanical name:
Dactylorhiza spp.
Parts used:
Root / Tuber; that with 5 tubers like a hand is considered best.
Widely distributed throughout the Himalayas, Western China, Tibet, Afghanistan, central Asia and Europe.
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral/Slightly Warm, moist. Sweet
Dactylorhiza spp.
- D. hatagirea (syn. Orchis latifolia var. indica, O. hatagirea)
- D. sambucina (collected in Greece)
- D. incarnata and D. romana (used in Turkey and Iran as Salep)
- D. salina (Tibet)
- D. umbrosa etc.
Parts used:
Root / Tuber; that with 5 tubers like a hand is considered best.
Widely distributed throughout the Himalayas, Western China, Tibet, Afghanistan, central Asia and Europe.
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral/Slightly Warm, moist. Sweet
Uses:
1. Strengthens Kidneys, Nourishes Yin, Benefits Yang: (Unani, Ayurveda, Tibet)
-Impotence, Infertility
2. Benefits Spleen and Qi: (Unani, Ayurveda, Tibet)
-increases strength;
3. Nourishes Yin, Clears Heat: (Unani, Ayurveda, Tibet)
-Chronic Fever
4. Clears Phlegm, Benefits Lungs:
-Cough, Hoarseness
5. Externally:
-paste of the roots are applied to Fractures in India
Dose:
As a nutritious tonic it is often prepared with Milk, as in Salep.
Powder: 1–4 grams
Comment:
... available in PRO version
Substitute:
... available in PRO version
As a nutritious tonic it is often prepared with Milk, as in Salep.
Powder: 1–4 grams
Comment:
... available in PRO version
Substitute:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. As a Kidney tonic and Aphrodisiac:
i. Dactylorhiza with ... available in PRO version
ii. to the above can be added ... available in PRO version
iii. As with Salep, ... available in PRO version
2. Chronic Cough, Breathlessness:
i. from Lung Qi deficiency, Dactylorhiza with ... available in PRO version
ii. from Lung Qi and Yin deficiency, Dactylorhiza with ... available in PRO version
iii. from severe deficiency, Dactylorhiza with ... available in PRO version
3. To increase Qi:
i. Dactylorhiza with ... available in PRO version
ii. Dactylorhiza with ... available in PRO version
iii. Dactylorhiza with ... available in PRO version
4. To nourish Yin, Dactylorhiza with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Gso Byed 6 Pa
Cautions:
None noted
CITES listing
This medicine is endangered in the wild. However, it is now farmed.
Main Preparations used:
None noted
CITES listing
This medicine is endangered in the wild. However, it is now farmed.
Main Preparations used:
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