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Fu Ling (Poria), also known as Chuan Ling, An Ling, Min Ling, Song Shu, Song Ling, Yu Ling, Bai Ling, Geng Pen, Yu Ling, Song Fu Ling, Song Bai Yu, Bu Si Qu, Song Mu Shu, Wan Ling Jing, etc., is the dried sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos, which belongs to the family Polyporaceae. Fu Ling has many specifications, such as Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria), Bai Fu Ling (White Poria), Fu Shen (Spirit of Poria), and Fu Ling Pi (Poria Skin). The efficacy of different specifications of Fu Ling varies slightly: Chi Fu Ling and Bai Fu Ling are better for dispelling dampness and promoting urination; Fu Shen is better for calming the mind; Fu Ling Pi is better for diuresis and reducing edema.
Nutritional Value
The main active components of Fu Ling are polysaccharides and poria acid. Among them, the content of Fu Ling polysaccharides is very high, reaching over 93% of the weight of the sclerotium. The solubility of Fu Ling polysaccharides in water is extremely low, and the extraction rate when using hot water is generally only 2%-3%.
Therapeutic Effects
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that Fu Ling has the effects of strengthening the spleen, dispelling dampness, promoting urination, and detoxifying. The “Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic” records that Fu Ling is used to treat chest and flank qi counterflow, anxiety, fear, palpitations, pain below the heart, dry mouth and tongue, and difficulty in urination. Long-term consumption of Fu Ling can eliminate diseases, dispel evils, nourish the skin, and prolong life.
Nutritional Recipes
1. Steamed Pigeon with Fu Ling【Ingredients】: 2 Pigeons (approximately 1500 grams), 40 grams of Fu Ling slices, 35 grams of green onion white sections, 50 grams of cooking wine, appropriate amount of Sichuan salt and monosodium glutamate.【Preparation】: After killing the pigeon, remove the feathers and internal organs, wash it clean, and blanch it in boiling water. Rinse again and place in a bowl; stuff the green onion white sections into the pigeon’s abdomen, add fresh broth, cooking wine, and Sichuan salt, then steam in a steamer until soft. Remove and season with monosodium glutamate to serve.【Efficacy】: Strengthens the spleen, dries dampness, transforms phlegm, and regulates the lungs.2. Stir-fried Heart Slices with Fu Ling【Ingredients】: 100 grams of fresh Fu Ling, 250 grams of pig heart, 15 grams of garlic slices, 10 grams of ginger slices, 25 grams of scallions, 35 grams of cooking wine, appropriate amounts of Sichuan salt, water bean flour, monosodium glutamate, and rendered pig fat.【Preparation】: Cut the pig heart in half, wash it, remove the fat, and slice it thinly, mixing with Sichuan salt and water bean flour; peel the fresh Fu Ling, wash it, and slice it thinly. Mix Sichuan salt, cooking wine, and monosodium glutamate to make a sauce. In a frying pan, heat the rendered pig fat until moderately hot, add the heart slices and stir-fry, then add garlic slices, Fu Ling slices, ginger slices, and scallions, stir-fry, pour in the sauce, and stir until the sauce is absorbed, then serve.【Efficacy】: Strengthens the spleen, dries dampness, transforms phlegm, and regulates the lungs.3. Fu Ling with Yellow Flower Sea Cucumber【Ingredients】: 75 grams of fresh Fu Ling, 25 grams of dried yellow flowers, 50 grams of chicken breast, 500 grams of soaked sea cucumber, 30 grams of green onion white sections, 35 grams of cooking wine, appropriate amounts of broth, Sichuan salt, monosodium glutamate, water bean flour, and rendered chicken fat.【Preparation】: Clean the soaked sea cucumber, remove the internal organs, slice it, and soak in broth; peel the fresh Fu Ling, wash it, and cut it into pieces; clean the chicken breast and cut it into pieces; clean the dried yellow flowers and soak them in broth until soft. In a frying pan, heat the rendered chicken fat, add chicken pieces, Fu Ling pieces, and green onion, stir-fry briefly, then add broth, sea cucumber slices, Sichuan salt, and cooking wine, boil for 3 minutes, add yellow flowers, and simmer until flavorful. Finally, add monosodium glutamate and thicken with water bean flour to serve.【Efficacy】: Strengthens the spleen, dries dampness, transforms phlegm, regulates the lungs, benefits the intellect, and calms the mind.
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