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Indian Bread

Indian Bread. Class: Diuretic Dampness Excreting Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Tasteless; Calm. Meridians: Heart; Lung; Spleen; Kidney

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Fu Ling
中文名 (Chinese)
θŒ―θ‹“
Latin Name
Poria
English Name
Indian Bread
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Sweet; Tasteless; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Lung; Spleen; Kidney
Part Used
Sclerotium
Therapeutic Class (EN)
For promoting diuresis and penetrating dampness
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🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
Treatment of 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.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
1. an active component pachyman promotes macrophage phagocytosis in mice, and enhances lymphocyte-blastogensis rate in vitro.2. preventing the formation of gastric ulcer under stress in rats3. diuretic and liver-protective.
Clinical Manifestations
1. an active component pachyman promotes macrophage phagocytosis in mice, and enhances lymphocyte-blastogensis rate in vitro.2. preventing the formation of gastric ulcer under stress in rats3. diuretic and liver-protective.
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
129
TCMID
7277
TCMSP
129
TCM-ID
2560