Treat allergies, hives, and itching with the "General's Formula" (a traditional Vietnamese herbal remedy).

The plant known as *Dendrobium nobile*, also called *Dendrobium fimbriatum*, *Dendrobium fimbriatum*, or *Dendrobium fimbriatum*, grows up to 2 meters tall. Its trunk is hollow and porous, with few branches. Leaves are clustered at the top or on side branches; the upper surface is dark green and smooth like velvet, while the lower surface is purplish-red with prominent, network-like veins and small serrated edges. Flowers grow in clusters 10-15 cm long, white tinged with pinkish-purple, consisting of 5 sepals and 3 petals. The fruit is a berry, turning red when ripe.

In Vietnam, this plant grows wild near rivers and streams, and along forest edges in the northern mountainous provinces, and is cultivated in the lowlands for medicinal purposes. The medicinal part is the leaves. The plant is propagated from seeds in the spring. Young leaves are harvested year-round, usually used fresh, but can also be dried for later use.

According to research, the leaves of the *Dendrobium nobile* plant have strong detoxifying, anti-allergic, and antibacterial effects. In folk medicine, *Dendrobium nobile* leaves are commonly used for allergies, rashes, hives, scabies, sore throats, and rheumatic pain with swelling, redness, and heat.

General.

Some commonly used prescriptions:

Treating allergies, hives, and rashes:

- Take 100g each of *Dendrobium nobile* and *Tinospora cordifolia*, decoct them and drink the liquid, and also use the warm water for bathing daily until cured.

- Take 12g each of *Dendrobium nobile* leaves, honeysuckle flowers, *Xanthium strumarium*, and plantain leaves, and 25g of *Dendrobium nobile*. Boil these ingredients together and drink one dose per day, divided into three portions before meals.

- Take 10g of *Dendrobium nobile* leaves, chop them finely, and boil them with 400ml of water until only 100ml remains. Divide this into two doses and drink twice a day.

- 15g of *Lysimachia nummularia* leaves, 12g of *Sida rhombifolia*, 12g of *Lonicera japonica* flowers, 12g of *Polygonum multiflorum*, 8g of *Cynanchum stauntonii*, 12g of *Smilax glabra*, 10g of *Paeonia lactiflora* bark, 10g of *Paeonia rubra*, 10g of *Angelica sinensis* root. Decoction to be taken once a day. Used in cases of allergies, itching, rashes, and blood stasis.

Treatment for scabies: Take a handful of fresh *Don Tuong Quan* leaves, wash them thoroughly, chop them finely, and boil them with 5 liters of water. Bathe in this warm water, and while bathing, rub the remaining leaves onto the scabies sores. Bathe once a day for 3-4 consecutive days; the sores will dry up and heal.

Treatment for sore throat and bronchitis: Take 100g of *Dendrobium nobile* leaves, chop them finely, boil with one liter of water, strain, and simmer until a thick paste is obtained. Mix with glutinous rice flour and honey to form 20 pills. Take 2 pills daily for 3-4 consecutive days. Alternatively, you can suck on the pills and swallow the liquid gradually.

Treatment for rheumatism: 12g of *Leaf of *Lonicera japonica*, 16g of *Root of *Gynostemma pentaphyllum*, 12g of *Leaf of *Lonicera japonica*, 12g of *Leaf of *Syzygium jambos* (roasted), 10g of *Lonicera japonica* vine, 16g of *Xanthium strumarium*, 8g of pine needles. Boil with 600ml of water until 200ml remains, filter, and divide into three doses to be taken daily, before meals and before bedtime. A course of treatment lasts 10 days.

According to Health and Life