Editor’s Note Fu Ling (Poria) is a large family, which includes Bai Fu Ling (White Poria), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria), Fu Shen (Poria Sclerotium), and Fu Ling Pi (Poria Skin). Fu Ling is a type of fungal sclerotium that generally grows by parasitizing the roots of pine trees. It has been recorded in the … Read more
Poria (Fu Ling) is a large family, which includes Bai Fu Ling (White Poria), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria), Fu Shen (Poria Spirit), and Fu Ling Pi (Poria Peel). Poria is a fungal sclerotium that generally grows by parasitizing the roots of pine trees. It has been recorded in the ancient text Huai Nan Zi … Read more
Author: Wang Li, Wuhan Central Hospital Compiled by: Lai Hualu, Pharmacy Department, Third People’s Hospital of Zhongshan Poria (Fu Ling) is first recorded in the “Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic”: “It is used for chest and flank qi counterflow, anxiety, fright, and palpitations, pain below the heart, cold and heat, fullness, cough, dry mouth and tongue, … Read more