Ingredient: Fu-shen fungus (fu shen) (Sclerotium poria cocos pararadicis).
| Mandarin: 茯神 Pin-Yin: Fu Shen English: Fu Shen Romaji: Bukushin Kanji: 茯神 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Poria
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Sweet, bland, neutral
Channels Entered:
- Heart, spleen, kidney, lung
Herb Actions:
- Promotes urination and leaches out dampness
- Strengthens the spleen and harmonizes the middle burner
- Transforms phlegm
- Calms the spirit
Contraindications:
- Use with caution for those with yin deficiency, sunken spleen qi, or cold from deficiency with spermatorrhea
Commonly Found In:
- Ginseng & Zizyphus Formula; Gastrodia and Uncaria Combination; Ginseng, Bupleurum & Longan Combination; Cornus & Rehmannia Formula