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豬苓 Zhuling
Chinese Name |
豬苓 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Zhuling |
English Name |
Agaric |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Polyporus |
Category |
Seaweeds and fungi
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Origin |
The dried sclerotium of Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries.(Polyporaceae) |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Yunnan. |
Macroscopic Features |
Strip-like, sub-spherical or flat flake-like shape, sometimes with branches, 5~25cm long, 2~6cm diameter. Light in weight, hard texture, slightly granular. Externally black, grayish-black or brownish-black, wrinkled or with verrucous bulging, fractured surface is off-white or yellowish-white. faint odor, tasteless. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material has large, knotted body, heavy texture, black and lustrous skin, white flesh, powdery. |
Properties |
Sweet, tasteless, neutral. |
Functions |
Promotes urination, leaches out dampness. Apply to difficulty in micturition, edema, diarrhea, strangury, vaginal discharge. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00360
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