What is Poria?,a Humble, but Famous Mushroom, the poria cocos and its widely functional use.
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Basic Botanical Info of Poria Mushroom.:
Genus and Species: Poriae cocos
Biological Name: Poriae cocos,Poria cocos (schw.) wolf
Family: Polyporaceae
English Name:Indian Bread
Pharmaceutical Name:Poria
Botanical Source:The sclerotium of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf (Fam. Polyporaceae)
Other Names: Poria, Hoelen, poria cocos,Fu Ling,fu ling, fu ling pi, fu shen, Indian bread.
(Note: the name Hoelen is not used in China but has recently taken hold in America only)
Source of Earliest Record:Shennong Bencao Jing
Taste:Bland or very mildly sweet
Properties and Taste:Sweet or no taste and neutral
Atmospheric Energy:Neutral
Part Used and Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:Whole fungus(fruiting body), outer peel (fu ling pi),The fungus is gathered, cut into pieces and dried in the shade.
Fu Ling is officially listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia as the dried sclerotium of the fungus, and is collected mostly in July to September, removed from the soil, piled up, spread and air-dried on the surface. This operation is repeated several times until wrinkles appear and the inside water is evaporated, then dried in the shade.
Habitat:Hoelen is very popular in China for making formulas that tonify the spleen and kidney, and in prescriptions that are used to remove excess dampness. In recent years, China reportedly collected 10,000 to 13,000 tons of hoelen annually. The main producing area was AnHui Province.
Identification:Take standard control of Poria (fu ling), conduct the experiment according to the method of thin-layer chromatography (TLC) listed in appendix B of Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2000).
Origin and Preparations:It is the dried sclerotium of Poria cocos (Sohw) Wolf.. It is prepared by the modern techniques of extracting, purifying and spray-drying. 1 gram of the extract powder is equivalent to 5 grams of the crude herb.
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- 1.What is Poria?,a Humble, but Famous Mushroom, the poria cocos and its widely functional use.
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♣ last edit date:13th,Oct.2010.
