Tiepi Dendrobium from Taining

Tiepi Dendrobium from Taining

Tiepi Dendrobium from Taining is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Tiepi Dendrobium from Taining is a perennial epiphytic herbaceous plant of the Orchidaceae family that grows on the Danxia rock walls of Taining. Taxonomically, it belongs to the phylum Angiospermae, class Monocotyledoneae, order Microspermae, family Orchidaceae, and genus Dendrobium.

　　Tiepi Dendrobium from Taining, locally known in Taining as "Diaodiaolan" and also called Taining Rock Dendrobium, is either cultivated or grows wild in the Danxia landform area of Taining. It thrives on towering, continuous cliff faces with sharp, exposed red strata—known as red cliffs—where its rust-colored surface and roots growing along the rock wall surface indicate a preference for a warm, humid, and well-ventilated environment.

　　Tiepi Dendrobium from Taining is a typical "red-stem" soft-stalk Dendrobium, growing on the Danxia rock walls within the territory of Taining County, Sanming City, Fujian Province. As an epiphytic herbaceous plant of the Orchidaceae family and Dendrobium genus, it is a traditional and highly valued traditional Chinese medicine with a long history of use. Historical herbal texts have documented and described the distribution and efficacy of Dendrobium. In classical works such as the “Shennong Bencao Jing” (The Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica) and “Shouqin Yanglao Xinshu” (New Book on the Health and Longevity of Parents), Tiepi Dendrobium was listed as a top-grade medicinal herb. Tiepi Dendrobium from Taining has a sweet taste and slightly cold nature, with benefits such as promoting body fluid production and nourishing the stomach, nourishing yin and clearing heat, moistening the lungs and benefiting the kidneys, improving vision, and strengthening the waist. Due to its unique qualities, Taining has been a major harvesting area for Tiepi Dendrobium among medicinal herb gatherers in Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces since ancient times.

　　The production area of Tiepi Dendrobium from Taining includes the Danxia landform regions within the administrative areas of six towns (townships) under the jurisdiction of Taining County, Sanming City, Fujian Province: Shancheng Town, Zhukou Town, Shangqing Township, Datian Township, Meikou Township, and Dalong Township.