自唐宋以来,铁皮石斛一直被列为皇室贡品。唐代开元年间的《道藏》把铁皮石斛、天山雪莲、三两重的人参、百二十年的首乌、花甲之茯苓、苁蓉、深山灵芝、海底珍珠、冬虫夏草并称为中华九大仙草,铁皮石斛被列为九大仙草之首。《本草纲目》、《神农本草经》均将其列为药中之佳品,民间视之为“救命仙草”。 Since the Tang and Song dynasties, Dendrobium candidum has been listed as a royal tribute. In the first year of the Tang Dynasty, Taoist Dendrobium, Tianshan snow lotus, thirty-two heavy ginseng, Shouwu of Huadu, Poria cocos, Cistanche deserticola, Ganoderma lucidum, sea pear and Cordyceps sinensis Dendrobium candidum was listed as the first nine immortals. “Compendium of Materia Medica”, “Shen Nong’s Materia Medica” will be listed as drugs in the share, the civilian as “” lifes.