1. The Lin Lan forbidden in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica-Lin Lan is Dendrobium which grows in the forest. Common Dendrobium species are Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium nobile and so on. "Forbidden Life" describes that Dendrobium grows in an almost lifeless environment, such as Dendrobium candidum and Dendrobium candidum in Cao Xian, which requires extremely strict living environment and can only be seen on cliffs.
2. Duran and Shi Mu's "Bielu"-Duran refers to Dendrobium living on the deciduous tree of Du Shu (commonly known as "Li Du"). Shi Shui is named after the Dendrobium attached to the stone wall, and almost all Dendrobium have this property.
3. Jinchaihua, a thousand-year-old "Compendium of Materia Medica"-Jinchaihua, whose name is explained in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "You Yun, the name of Dendrobium is unknown, and its stem looks like a golden flower, so it is called Jinchaihua Dendrobium." The pseudobulb of Dendrobium is similar to the gold hairpin jewelry used by women in appearance. Millennium Run stems from the fact that Dendrobium itself has the characteristics that epiphytic orchids are easy to cultivate. Li Shizhen said: "Since the festival took root, people have broken it down, planted it with gravel, or hung things under the house, watered it frequently, and it will not die after the New Year. Commonly known as the Millennium Runshi Dendrobium, it is short and solid. "
4. "Analysis of drug production" of yellow grass-Dendrobium plants are clustered and mostly yellow or dark yellow, so they are called yellow grass, such as Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium nobile and Dendrobium nobile.
5. Chlorophyte Flora of Chinese Medicinal Plants-Dendrobium is mostly born on trees and stones, with racemes, long pedicels and many flowers, and often hangs in the air.
6. The corollas of Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium drumstick and Dendrobium pterophyllum are golden yellow, and the color is like an egg heart, so they are called egg flowers.
In addition to the above-mentioned common aliases, it also includes Father's Day flowers, auspicious flowers, porcupine tips, crowfoot orchids, bamboos, horseweed, middle yellow grass, tree shrimp, flat yellow grass, flat golden hairpin, bud grass, bamboo grass, black knot grass, water polo stick, water polo stick, bronze orchid, verbena, whip rod, maple bucket and so on.
Dendrobium has many different names and nicknames, which reflects the wide distribution and species of Dendrobium plants and the public's familiarity with them.
So, what is the real meaning of the name "Dendrobium"? There is a lot of controversy about this:
One view is that it means "attached to a stone wall and shaped like a Dendrobium", in which "Dendrobium" is a drum-shaped ancient measuring instrument, which is similar to the middle of the stem of Dendrobium, showing an expanded cylindrical shape, that is, Dendrobium and Dendrobium are born on stones or wood. According to relevant supporting records, Tao Hongjing said: "Dendrobium is the best, fresh and delicate, and the mulberry ash soup is as golden as gold, and looks like a grasshopper.
There is also a shortcut, between Xuancheng, the tree is named Muhu, which is long and light. "Su Song said," Dendrobium is born on rocks near the water in Lu 'an Valley, and it is also found in Jinghuchuan County and Wenzhou. Li Shizhen also thought that "Dendrobium grows on stones".
But there are also inferences based on the morphology and pronunciation of Dendrobium stem and leaf. For example, "Shennong Materia Medica" contains: "The name is unclear, and the stem is like a golden hairpin, so it was called Dendrobium in ancient times. Today, Shu people planted it, which is called the golden hairpin flower. " The theory of "near body" is interpreted as "leaves are born on rocks like bamboo, bamboo, spike and tiger seal are similar, and Dendrobium is spike and Dianthus". Another example is the "Tang Ben Note" cloud: "Like barley, the first leaves are cold; One is as big as a mustache, called a mustache. Just like a wheat beard, the leaves are at the end of the stem, the rest are like bamboo, and the leaves are also produced between nodes. " "The Illustration of Materia Medica" says: "Miao was born in May, and its stems are like bamboo joints, one section is broken.