Poria
(fu ling)
Poria
Properties:
Poria is sweet and tasteless in flavour, neutral in
nature, and it acts on the heart, spleen and kidney
channels. Being tasteless for inducing diuresis to
alleviate edema, sweet for tonifying the heart and spleen,
and neutral for inducing diuresis without impairing vital
Qi, and for tonifying without drastic allects, it is used
reinforcing and purging, as important herb for edema,
phlegm retention, diarrhea and other syndromes caused by
deficiency of spleen and retention of dampness. In
addition, it also has the effects of invigorating the
spleen and tranqilizing.
Effects:
Inducing diuresis, excreting dampness, invigorating the
spleen and tranquilizing.
Indications:
1. Poria is often
used in combination with white atractylodes rhizome,
cinnamom twig, umbellate pore-fungus and other for
inducing diuresis and alleviating edema, such as Wuling
Powder, to treat retention of dampness, edema, dysuria due
to insufficiency of the spleen; and with cinnamom twig,
white atractylodes rhizome, liquorice to benefit Qi,
support Yang and eliminate phlegm, to treat excessive
dampness due to insufficiency of the spleen, and dizziness
and palpitation due to phlegm retention.
2. To treat
anorexia, pathologic leanness and loose stool due to
weakness of the spleen and stomach, poria is often used in
combination with white atractylodes rhizome, Dangshen and
liquorice to benefit Qi and invigorate the spleen, such as
Sijunzi Decoction.
3. To treat
palpitation, uneasiness, insomnia and amnesia caused by Qi
and blood insufficiency and loss of vitality, poria is
often used in combination with ginseng, Chinese angelica
root, wild jujube seed, longan pulp and other drugs for
supplementing Qi and blood, nourishing the heart and
tranquilizing the mind, such as Guipi Decoction, Anshen
Dingzhi Pill, etc.
Dosage and
Administration:
10-15g.
When used for tranquilizing, poria can be mixed with
cinnabar, known as Zhufuling.
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For the
convenience of customers, we offer the
Poria
(fu ling)
as
the quick-dissolving granule made through modern
technology.
Directions:
Every
sachet is equivalent to raw herb 10 grams.
The dosage is for
adults, one sachet each time, twice a day. Please
put the granule into a cup, then put 50-100ml
boiling water into the cup and stir it with spoon.
You will get some tea, drink it when it is luke-warm.
For children, the dosage should be reduced according
to the weight.
Air ship 50 sachets of Poria
(fu ling)
in the form of quick-dissolving granule for your
personal use now at $98.00.
If you would like to
order this raw herb, please go to
the order form.
