Fu Ling Single Herb Extract 100 grams

Fu Ling Single Herb Extract, 100g

Unit Size

100g

Potency

5:1

Taste

Sweet, bland - Bensky

Properties

Neutral - Bensky

Contraindications

Use with caution in those with yin deficiency, sunken Spleen qi, or cold from deficiency with spermatorrhea. - Bensky

Chinese Symptomology

Urinary difficulty, diarrhea, or edema due to stagnation of fluids or dampness; Scanty urine due to damp-heat; Loss of appetite, diarrhea and epigastric distentioni due to Spleen deficiency compounded by dampness; Palpitations, headache, dizziness due to Spleen deficiency with thin mucus in which phlegm moves upward; Palpitations, insomnia or forgetfulness due to either Spleen and Heart insufficiency or internal obstruction of turbid phlegm. - Bensky

Actions

Tonifes the Spleen, eliminates dampness, calms the Heart spirit - Bensky

Pattern

Stagnation of fluids; Dampness; Damp-heat; Spleen deficiency with dampness; Spleen deficiency with mucus; Spleen or Heart insufficiency; Internal obstruction of turbid phlegm - Benksy

Channels Entered

Heart, Spleen, Kidney, Lung - Bensky

Chinese name

Fu ling

English name

Poria

Description

Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica

• Promotes urination and leaches out dampness: for urinary difficulty, diarrhea, or edema due to stagnation of fluids or dampness. Also used in cases of scanty urine due to damp-heat.*
• Strenghtens the Spleen and harmonizes the middle burner: for Spleen deficiency compounded by dampness with such symptoms as loss of appetite, diarrhea, and epigastric distention.*
• Strenghtens the Spleen and transforms phlgem: For Spleen deficiency with thin mucus in which phlegm moves upward with such symptoms as palpitations, headache, dizziness, and thick, greasy tongue coating.*
• Quiets the Heart and calms the spirit: for palpitations, insomnia, or forgetfulness due to either Spleen and Heart insufficiency or internal obstruction of turbid phlegm.*

Ingredients

Fu Ling - Wolfiporia cocos sclerotium Poria