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Poria ( 茯苓 ) ...Chinese Herb...
Latin
Plant Name
Poria Cocos
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Fu Ling
Common
English Name
Poria
Part
of Plant Used
Fungus adhering to a specific pine tree
Nature
Neutral
Taste
Sweet, bland
Meridians
Entered
Heart, Spleen, Lungs
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat fluid and phlegm congestion where
there is poor metabolism-particularly in digestive system-with symptoms of
poor appetite, fatigue, diarrhea, bloating, scanty urine, palpitations, insomnia,
headache, dizziness, and forgetfulness; also use to treat coughs and asthma,
anxiety, and related insomnia.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Promotes urination and leaches out dampness; strengthens Spleen and harmonizes
Middle Burner; strengthens Spleen and transforms Phlegm; quiets Heart and
calms Spirit.
Common
Formulas Used In
Agastache; Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia; Bupleurum and Dragon
Bone; Bupleurum and Tang Gui; Citrus and Pinellia; Clematis and Stephania;
Eight Immortal Long Life Pill; Ginseng and Atractylodes; Ginseng and Longan;
Ginseng and Tang Gui Ten; Hoelen and Polyporus; Hoelen Five; Major Four Herbs;
Major Six Herbs; Rehmannia and Dogwood Fruit; Rehmannia and Magnetitum; Rehmannia
Eight; Rehmannia Six; Tang Gui and Ginseng Eight; Tu-Huo and Loranthus.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use where there are deficient-cold symptoms or excessive urination.
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