dampness-resolving
Poria (Fu Ling)
茯苓 · Fúlíng
Poria cocos (Wolfiporia extensa)
Nature
Neutral
Saveur
Sweet, bland
Meridian
Heart, Spleen, Kidney
Fu Ling is a fungus sclerotium growing around pine roots, revered for over two thousand years as the gentlest of all dampness-draining herbs. Neutral and bland, it promotes urination without damaging qi, strengthens the spleen, and calms the spirit — the quiet pillar of formulas from Si Jun Zi Tang to Gui Pi Tang.
🌿 Fonctions
- •Promotes urination and drains dampness
- •Strengthens the spleen
- •Calms the spirit
- •Reduces phlegm-fluid
📖 Usage
10–15 g in decoction; simmer 30 minutes. Poria cubes (bai fu ling) are also cooked into desserts and congee.
🔬 Recherche moderne
Poria polysaccharides and triterpenes (pachymic acid) are studied for diuretic, sedative, immune, and gastric-mucosa-protective effects.
⚠️ Contre-indications
Use caution with significant urinary frequency from deficiency cold.
