Poria cocos

Background

Baifuling °×ÜòÜß Yunling ÔÆÜß Chinese Name (pinyin): Fuling

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Poria (Indian bread)

Specific Name  : Poria

Scientific Name:
Collection  : The drug is collected mostly in July to September, remove from soil, piled up spread and air dried on the surface. Repeat this operation for several times until wrinkles appears and the inside water evaporated then dry in the shade. It is known as "Fulingge" or the fresh sclerotium is cut and dried in the air. According to the cut portions and known as "Fulingpi" and Fulinghuai, respectively.

Description  : Fulingge ; subglobose, ellipsoid, ovate or irregular shaped, variable in size. The outer skin thin and rough, brown or blackish brown, conspicuously shrivelled and striated. Texture hard and compact, fracture granular some cracked. The outer layer pale brown, inner part white, rarely reddish, some showing the penetrating roots of pine in the center. Odourless, taste weak and sticky when chewed.Fulingpi (pared skin of Poria): Variable in form and size. Externally brown to blackish brown, interenally white or pale brown. Relatively loose and soft and slightly elastic.Fulingkuai (peeled and sliced Poria): Occurring in pieces or slices, variable in size. White, pale red or pale brown.

Identification  : 1.Powder: Greyish white, irregularly granular masses and branched masses colourless, dissolved gradually on mounting in chloral hydrate solution. Hypahe colorless or pale brown, slender, slightly curved, branched, 3 - 8µm (rarely up to 16µm) in diameter.2.Heat under reflux 1 g of the powder in 10 ml of acetone for 10 minutes, filter. Evaporate the filtrate to dryness, dissolve the residue in 1 ml of glacial acetic acid. Add 1 drop of sulfuric acid, a pale red colour is produced which turns to pale brown colour.3.To a few slice or small quantity of powder add 1 drop of iodine potassium iodide TS, a deep red color is produced.

Processing  : Soak Poria in water, wash clean and steam briefly after softened. Cut into the skin pieces and thick slices separately in time and then dry.

Action  : To cause diuresis, to invigorate the spleen function, and to calm the mind.

Indication  : edema with oliguria; dizziness and palpitation caused by retained fluid; diminished function of the spleen marked by anorexia, loose stools or diarrhea; restlessness and insomnia

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 9 to 15 g.

Storage  : Preserve in a dry place, protected from moisture.

Evidence or the Use of Poria cocos in the Treatment of Epilepesy

1st Five Results: pubmed search

Jian-Looi Yee, Chun-Yen Huang, Ya-Chun Yu, S Joseph Huang
Potential Mechanisms of Guizhi Fuling Wan in Treating Endometriosis: An Analysis Based on TCMSP and DisGeNET Databases.
J Ethnopharmacol: 2024, 329;118190
[PubMed:38614264] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I a)

Jinzhou Zhang, Heming Wang, Shuaitao Meng, Chuankuan Zhang, Liping Guo, Zhiguo Miao
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Animals (Basel): 2024, 14(7);
[PubMed:38612361] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P e)

Xunjia Li, An He, Chengxuan Liu, Ying Li, Yan Luo, Weijian Xiong, Weiqi Nian, Deyu Zuo
Pachymic acid activates TP53INP2/TRAF6/caspase-8 pathway to promote apoptosis in renal cell carcinoma cells.
Environ Toxicol: 2024;
[PubMed:38560766] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I a)

Yangbo Xiao, Shu Liu, Luzhi Zeng, Churen Zhou, Yisi Peng, Yu Wu, Xia Yin, Guoping Peng
Effects of processing methods on the aroma of Poria cocos and its changing regulations during processing.
Food Chem: 2024, 448;139151
[PubMed:38547709] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Nur Shahirah Mohd Hisam, Kah Hui Wong
Oxidative Stress in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 and Its Attenuation by Herbal Remedies in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Systematic Review.
Antioxidants (Basel): 2024, 13(3);
[PubMed:38539908] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P e)