Grifola

Zhu Ling

Polyporus 豬苓猪苓

NamingZhu Ling (Grifola)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Zhu LingOriginThe sclerotium of Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries. of family Polyporaceae. The sclerotium mostly parasitizes on the rotten root of birch, Chinese sweet gum, etc.LocationShaanxi, Hebei, and Yunnan

Edema-Alleviating Diuretics

猪苓

Zhu Ling Polyporus 豬苓

NamingZhu Ling (Grifola)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 猪苓OriginThe sclerotium of Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries. of family Polyporaceae. The sclerotium mostly parasitizes on the rotten root of birch, Chinese sweet gum, etc.LocationShaanxi, Hebei, and Yunnan provin