Fu Ling [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 22, 2008 - 11:29 PM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Drain Dampness [2]

1 TASTE
Sweet or no taste and neutral.


2 MERIDIANS
Heart, spleen and kidney


3 FUNCTIONS
1. To transform dampness and strengthen spleen,; 2. To calm the mind.


4 INDICATIONS
1. Dysuria and edema. Poria (Fu Ling [3]) is used with Umbellate porefungus (Zhu Ling [4]), Alismatis rhizome (Ze Xie [5]) and White atractylodes (Bai Zhu [6]) in the formula Wuling San.2.Retetion of phlegm and fluids manifested as dizziness, palpitations and cough. Poria (Fuling) is used with White atractylodes (Baizhu) and Cinnamon twigs (Gui Zhi [7]) in the formula Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang.3. Excessive dampness and deficiency of the spleen manifested as poor appetite, Diarrhea [8] and deficiency of the spleen manifested as asiabell root (Dang Shen [9]) and White atractylodes (Baizhu) in the formula Sijunzi Tang.4. Palpitations and insomnia. Poria (Fuling) is used with Wild jujube seed (Suan Zao Ren [10]) and Polygala root (Yuan Zhi [11]).


5 DOSAGE
10-15 g


Fu Ling

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