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Poria
茯苓
Poria (lat. Poria cocos) is a fungus. Its dried mycelium is used in Chinese medicine.
Taste, Characteristic, and Meridian
Sweet, light, even by nature. Returns to the heart, lung,
spleen and kidney meridians.
Value in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Promotes diuresis and cleans dampness, strengthens the spleen and tranquilizes the heart. Used for edema and urinary deficiency, palpitation caused by phlegm, depletion of spleen with loss of appetite, loose stool and diarrhea, restlessness of heart and mind, palpitation and insomnia.
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