Poria Cocos: A Culinary Delight for Spleen Health and Digestion

Poria Cocos: A Culinary Delight for Spleen Health and Digestion

This public account is hosted by the Yunnan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. If you have not followed yet, please click the blue “Yunnan TCM” above to follow. The digestion and absorption of food in the body rely on the normal functioning of the spleen and stomach. Therefore, whether a person’s health is good … Read more

The Dual Role of Poria: Medicinal and Culinary Uses

The Dual Role of Poria: Medicinal and Culinary Uses

The Dual Role of Poria Story Sharing: It is said that once Empress Dowager Cixi fell ill and lost her appetite. The chefs, racking their brains, selected several traditional Chinese medicinal herbs that could strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite. Among them was Poria (Fu Ling), which is sweet in flavor and neutral in nature, … Read more

The Lesser-Known Benefits of Poria (Fu Ling) and Its Precautions

The Lesser-Known Benefits of Poria (Fu Ling) and Its Precautions

Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert shares health knowledge Click below to follow for free ↓↓↓ Those who often learn about TCM health preservation should have heard of Poria (Fu Ling). As the saying goes, “One tael of Poria is worth one tael of gold.” It has a long history in China, being very popular since the … Read more

The Efficacy and Benefits of Poria (Fu Ling)

The Efficacy and Benefits of Poria (Fu Ling)

Poria (Fu Ling) is a type of traditional Chinese medicine and can also be used in daily dietary practices. Regular consumption of Poria is highly beneficial for the body. So, what are the benefits of frequently eating Poria? Poria is also known as Fu Ling, Fu Tu, Fu Ling, Fu Ling, Song Yu, Jiang Chen … Read more

A Remarkable Remedy: Jingzhou Poria

A Remarkable Remedy: Jingzhou Poria

According to the “Compendium of Materia Medica” (Bencao Gangmu), Poria (Fu Ling) has a mild flavor and is permeable in nature, promoting the generation of body fluids, opening the pores, nourishing the water source, and descending… In ancient times, Poria was praised as a “divine medicine for all seasons” due to its extensive benefits, regardless … Read more

Guide to the Use of Fu Ling (Poria)

Guide to the Use of Fu Ling (Poria)

1 Fu Ling (Poria) has five main uses: to stop diarrhea, promote urination, open the pores, eliminate internal heat, and generate body fluids. 2 Qi moves and moistens, while water moves with Qi. When water stagnates, Qi is obstructed, and when Qi is obstructed, water accumulates. Fu Ling primarily acts through Qi, thus its treatment … Read more

Daily Herb | Poria

Daily Herb | Poria

Excessive internal dampness is not a pleasant condition, manifesting in symptoms such as difficulty urinating, edema, phlegm retention, dysuria, leukorrhea, damp bi syndrome, and eczema, all of which are indicative of dampness accumulation within the body. This water and dampness, though different in name, are of the same nature. Water is the accumulation, while dampness … Read more

Poria Cocos: An Overview of Its Properties and Uses

Poria Cocos: An Overview of Its Properties and Uses

Alias: Fuling, Songyu, Busi Mian, Songshu, Songmushu, Songling. Historical Sources: 1. Shennong Bencao Jing: Fuling, Fushen, grows under large pines in the Taishan valley. Harvested in February and August, dried in the shade. 2. Tao Hongjing: Fuling is now found in Yuzhou. Naturally formed ones are as large as three to four sheng containers, with … Read more

Eliminate Dampness and Strengthen the Spleen: Keep Your Body Clean and Fresh with This Essential Herb

Eliminate Dampness and Strengthen the Spleen: Keep Your Body Clean and Fresh with This Essential Herb

Today, I want to share with you an incredibly important herb that has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands of years—Fu Ling (Poria). Fu Ling is one of the nine divine herbs, known as “immortal food.” The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing classifies Fu Ling as a top-grade health supplement, which can … Read more

Essential Knowledge of Chinese Medicine: Fu Ling (Poria)

Essential Knowledge of Chinese Medicine: Fu Ling (Poria)

Compiled by Zhao Anqi Returning from the grass hall, the smoke and clouds linger, the yellow sash hangs low, what can be done? Because you seek medicine in Huayang, beneath the green pines, Fu Ling is abundant. This poem by Li Shangyin tells us about the harvesting location of Fu Ling (Poria) — it grows … Read more