Beauty with Boon- Dendrobium spp.

Dr. Sujata Roy Moulik
Department of Zoology, Chandernagore College, Chandernagore, Hooghly, West Bengal, India.

Published online: 15th December, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/bhietm.2023.e02.008

Keywords: Boon- Dendrobium,Orchids, Orchidaceae, Herbs.

Abstract:

Orchids are well known for their aesthetic qualities and are often used as decorative items in homes, offices, and public places. They are admired for their good looks and practical uses of them. Dendrobium is the second-largest genus in the family Orchidaceae. It exhibits a vast diversity in vegetative and floral characteristics and is of considerable interest due to its broad geographic distribution and the high value of hybrids as a floricultural commodity. In China, the “immortality herb” or “gold in medicine” or the No. 1 of the 9 “Chinese immortality herbs”- all refer to Dendrobium. Besides innumerable health benefits and medicinal properties, Dendrobium has been used for cosmetics and fragrance products. Here, some of the aspects of the multifarious Dendrobium are discussed.

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Dr. Sujata Roy Moulik (2023). Beauty with Boon- Dendrobium spp..© International Academic Publishing House (IAPH), Mrs. Bhanumati Sarkar, Dr. (Professor) Surjyo Jyoti Biswas, Dr. Alok Chandra Samal&Dr. Akhil Pandey(eds.), The Basic Handbook of Indian Ethnobotany and Traditional Medicine[Volume: 2],pp. 98-103. ISBN: 978-81-962683-5-0.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/bhietm.2023.e02.008

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