Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Atractylodes: A Comprehensive Guide to This Traditional Chinese Herb

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Understanding Atractylodes: A Comprehensive Guide to This Traditional Chinese Herb

Source: Zhangjiagang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital In daily life, we often encounter many traditional Chinese medicinal materials. Can you recognize them all? Jiangsu Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine has specially created the “Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicine” series to help everyone understand the Chinese herbs in daily life. Stay tuned!▼▼▼ Source This product is the … Read more

Throw Away Your Purchased Coix Seeds! Use ‘It’ to Eliminate Dampness? Years of Consumption Were in Vain!

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Throw Away Your Purchased Coix Seeds! Use 'It' to Eliminate Dampness? Years of Consumption Were in Vain!

What comes to mind when you think of Coix seeds? We are more familiar with its alias—Job’s tears. Many people like to use it to eliminate dampness, especially since we live in an era where “nine out of ten people have dampness!” A few years ago, the popular red bean and coix seed water became … Read more

Understanding Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) in Traditional Chinese Medicine

This product is the dried mature seed of the plant Coix lacryma-jobi, belonging to the Poaceae family. It is primarily produced in Fujian, Hebei, and Liaoning. The seeds are harvested in autumn when the fruits are ripe, dried, and then the seeds are separated from the outer shell, cleaned of impurities, and collected. It can … Read more

Fujian Local Medicinal Materials: Coix Seed

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Fujian Local Medicinal Materials: Coix Seed

Alias:Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) Source:Recorded in the “Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing”: “Grown in Zhen Ding (present-day Zhengding, Hebei).” The “Ming Yi Bie Lu” also states: “Coix seeds grow in Zhen Ding, Ping Ze, and fields.” The “Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu” mentions: “The largest seeds are from Zhen Ding, Ping Ze, and fields, … Read more

Understanding Coix Seed: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Benefits and Applications in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding Coix Seed: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Benefits and Applications in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Coix Seed 【Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren)】 “Coix Seed” By Su Shi, Northern Song Dynasty Fubo rice and coix seed, a remedy against miasma. Can eliminate the poison of the five streams, but cannot save from slanderous injuries. Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren), also known as Job’s tears or coix, has a long history … Read more

Overview of Poria (Fu Ling)

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Overview of Poria (Fu Ling)

For details, click the image or link：mp.weixin.qq.com/s/coxmL7O1HSy5CMh_kAT8gA Fu Ling (Poria), first recorded in the Shennong Bencao Jing (Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica), is the sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos, which primarily parasitizes the roots of pine trees. Fu Ling has calming, spleen-strengthening, diuretic, and edema-reducing effects. Modern research indicates that Fu Ling can also … Read more

Poria Cocos: A Versatile Herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Poria Cocos: A Versatile Herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Poria Cocos (Fu Ling) is considered sweet and bland in flavor, neutral in nature, and is associated with the Heart, Lung, Spleen, and Kidney meridians. It is known for its ability to promote urination, eliminate dampness, strengthen the Spleen, and calm the mind. It is suitable for conditions such as … Read more

A Remarkable Remedy: Jingzhou Poria

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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

The Medicinal Journey of Poria (Fu Ling)

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The Medicinal Journey of Poria (Fu Ling)

Click the blue text to follow us Fu Ling (Poria), a medicinal fungus that holds an important position in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, has been known alongside the prosperity of Chinese civilization. For thousands of years, it has been a precious medicinal material in TCM, praised as a “divine medicine for all seasons,” its … Read more

Understanding Poria (Fu Ling) in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding Poria (Fu Ling) in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Poria (Fu Ling)Fu Ling Poria, commonly known as Yun Ling or Song Ling, is a fungus that grows on the roots of pine trees. It resembles a sweet potato, with a black-brown outer skin and white or pink inner flesh. The dried sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos, which belongs to the family Polyporaceae, is … Read more