More articles regarding medicinal using of orchids

"Medicinal Orchids: An Overview" by Amritpal Singh and Sanjiv Duggal
http://www.siu.edu/~ebl/leaflets/duggal.htm


"Medicinal Plant Fact Sheet: Cypripedium: Lady’s slipper orchids" by Michael Wilson
http://www.pollinator.org/Resources/Cypripedium.draft.pdf


"Habenaria intermedia D. Don - an Endangered Medicinal Orchid" by R. S. Chauhan, M. C. Nautiyal, and P. Prasad
http://miosjournal.org/journal/2007/10/HabenariaIntermedia.html


"The use of orchids in Chinese medicine" by Christopher J Bulpitt, Yan Li, Pauline F Bulpitt, and Jiguang Wang
http://jrsm.rsmjournals.com/cgi/content/full/100/12/558

Very interesting article "The uses and misuses of orchids in medicine "

We are now aware that medicines need to be tested before being consumed by human beings. Today, this takes the form of experimentation to assess toxicity, and subsequent randomized control trials to assess both efficacy and adverse effects. However, orchid products, the tubers, leaves or flowers, were introduced into medicine with no such testing, and ultimately their use has declined, not through being proven ineffective, but more through lack of evidence and changes in fashion.

This article examines the medicinal uses of orchid plants in the Orient, Europe, the Americas, Australia and Africa, and concludes by examining their usage today.

by C.J. Bulpitt

http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/98/9/625

Myriad Botanical Gardens and Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, Oklahoma City, OK April 5, 2009

Chysis Chelsonii

Phragmipedium (Grande 4N x caudatum)

Unusual (at least for me) using of orchids (Part 3)

Catasetum barbatum
USES: Whole plant: Decoction washed on the body for a febrifuge by the French Guiana Wayapi.


Epidendrum paniculatum
NAME: FG Wayapi: kwata alapalu.
USES: Same use as given for Catasetum barbatum.


Rodriguezia lanceolata
USES: Same use as given for Catasetum barbatum.


Vanilla pompona
NAMES: Guyana: West Indian vanilla. Surinam: bana banirie, baniri, vanille.
USES: Fruit: In Surinam, fermented fruit is made into vanilla crystals which are put into carapa oil (Carapa guianensis). For poor blood circulation, skin conditions.

Sours: http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/Medicinal_plants_master.pdf

"Orchid" perfumes

1. ''Black Orchid" by Tom Ford
2. "Eternity Purple Orchid" by Kelvin Klein
3. "Wild Orchid Musk" by Coty
4. "Oscar Red Orchid" by Oscar de la Renta

News: Rare orchids discovered in Vietnam

Vietnamese, Russian and German experts in the central province of Quang Binh have identified 260 species of rare orchid, previously unknown in the area.
For more information go here

My orchids

Degarmoara Flying High ‘Stars & Bars’ // Bakerara Flying High ‘Stars & Bars’
(Miltassia Jet Setter x Odontocidium McNabianum) (AOS) // (Aliceara Jet Setter x Odontoglossum McNabianum) (RHS)

Doritis pulcherrima var. buyssoniana

Odontocidium Tiger Crow ‘Golden Girl’ HCC/AOS
(Odontocidium Tiger Hambühren x Odontocidium Crowborough)

Howeara Lava Burst ‘Puanani’ AM/AOS
(Howeara Mini-Primi x Rodriguezia lanceolata)

Sophronitis cernua

Psychopsis Mendenhall 'Hildos'
(Psychopsis Butterfly x Psychopsis papilio)

Dendrobium Nanae ‘Uniwai Beauty’
(Theodore Takiguchi x Neo-Hawaii)

Orchid Quest 2008, Part Two: Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium

Paphiopedilum armeniacum

Common Name The Apricot Orange Paphiopedilum

Paphiopedilum malipoense

Common Name The Malipo Paphiopedilum [Area in China]

Paphiopedilum sukhakulii

Common Name Sukhakul's Paphiopedilum [Thai Orchid Collector current]

Paphiopedilum Tokyo Great Excellence 'Figaro', HCC/AOS

Phragmipedium besseae

Common Name Mrs. Besse's Phragmipedium [American Orchid Collector 20th century]

Paphiopedilum fairrieanum

Common Name Fairrie's Paphiopedilum [English Orchid Enthusiast 1800's]

Paphiopedilum rothschildianum

Common Name Rothschild's Paphiopedilum [Orchid Grower Banking Family 1800's]

Paphiopedilum Icy Icy Wind