Umbellate Pore-Fungus (Zhuling)

Umbellate Pore-Fungus (Zhuling)

Pharmaceutical Name: Polyporus
Botanical Name: Polyporus umbellarus (pers.) Fr.
Common Name:Polyporus Grifolia, Umbellate Pore-Fungus
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The fungus is gathered in spring or autumn, cleaned, dried in the sun and cut into slices.
Properties and Taste: Sweet or no taste and neutral
Meridian: Kidney and urinary bladder
Functions: To transform dampness and promote water metabolism
Indications and Combinations: Dysuria, turbid urine, edema, diarrhea and profuse leukorrhea.
*Use with Poria (Fuling) and Alismatis rhizome (Zexie) in the formula Siling San.
Dosage: 5-10 g