ancient wisdom · Herb
Indian Bread
Indian Bread. Class: Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Tasteless; Calm. Meridians: Heart; Lung; Spleen; Kidney
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Fu Ling
中文名 (Chinese)
茯苓
Latin Name
Poria
English Name
Indian Bread
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Tasteless; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Lung; Spleen; Kidney
Part Used
Sclerotium
Therapeutic Class (EN)
For promoting diuresis and penetrating dampness
功效分类 (CN)
利水渗湿
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
Treatment of edema with oliguria, dizziness and palpitation caused by retained fluid, diminished function of the spleen marked by anorexia, loose stools or diarrhea, restlessness and insomnia.
Indication (主治)
1. an active component pachyman promotes macrophage phagocytosis in mice, and enhances lymphocyte-blastogensis rate in vitro.2. preventing the formation of gastric ulcer under stress in rats3. diuretic and liver-protective.
Clinical Manifestations
1. an active component pachyman promotes macrophage phagocytosis in mice, and enhances lymphocyte-blastogensis rate in vitro.2. preventing the formation of gastric ulcer under stress in rats3. diuretic and liver-protective.
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