茯苓

Fu Ling

Indian Buead Poria 茯苓

NamingFu Ling (Poria)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Fu LingOriginSclerotium of eumycete Poria cocos (schw) Wolf of familyPolyporaceae. The sclerotium mostly parasitizes on the root of Japanese red pine and pinus massoniana Lamb.LocationYunnan, Anhui, Hubei, and Sichua

Edema-Alleviating Diuretics

Poria

Fu Ling Indian Buead 茯苓

NamingFu Ling (Poria)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of PoriaOriginSclerotium of eumycete Poria cocos (schw) Wolf of familyPolyporaceae. The sclerotium mostly parasitizes on the root of Japanese red pine and pinus massoniana Lamb.LocationYunnan, Anhui, Hubei, and Sichuan