Umbellate Pore-Fungus (Zhuling)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Polyporus |
| Botanical Name: | Polyporus umbellarus (pers.) Fr. |
| Common Name: | Polyporus Grifolia, Umbellate Pore-Fungus |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The fungus is gathered in spring or autumn, cleaned, dried in the sun and cut into slices. |
| Properties and Taste: | Sweet or no taste and neutral |
| Meridian: | Kidney and urinary bladder |
| Functions: | To transform dampness and promote water metabolism |
| Indications and Combinations: | Dysuria, turbid urine, edema, diarrhea and profuse leukorrhea. *Use with Poria (Fuling) and Alismatis rhizome (Zexie) in the formula Siling San. |
| Dosage: | 5-10 g |