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Latin pharmacognostic name: Poriae Cutis

Alternate English names: hoelen skin tuckahoe skin

Alternate Chinese names: 苓皮 líng pí

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf. [= Pachyma hoelen Rumph]. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf* [= Pachyma hoelen Rumph]

Use: Medicinal

Category: Water-disinhibiting dampness-percolating agents / Water-disinhibiting swelling-dispersing agents

Properties: Sweet and bland; balanced; nontoxic*.

Indications:

Disinhibits water and disperses swelling.

water swelling. Often combined with dafupi, sangbaipi, and jiangpi, as in wupisan(yin).

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (10–15g).

See also: Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria)

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