Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

fú líng pí / 茯苓皮 / 茯苓皮 / poria skin;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Poriae Cutis

Alternate English names: hoelen skin; tuckahoe skin

Alternate Chinese names: 苓皮 líng pí

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

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

Properties: Sweet and bland; balanced; nontoxic*.

Channel entry:

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;)