Basics

  • Latin name:Poria cocos
  • Common names:云苓、白茯苓
  • Nature:甘、淡,平
  • Part used:菌核

Uses

  • Drains damp, strengthens spleen, calms spirit
  • Adjunct for phlegm-damp amenorrhea (syndrome differentiation required)

Harvest & storage

全年可采,切制干燥。

How to identify

立方形块,表面白或淡棕,断面颗粒性。

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