Poria cocos is a very stale and widely practiced herb especially in Chinese medicine. Poria cocos is a solid fungus also known as Fu Ling, Poria, Tuckahoe, Indian bread, or Hoelen, and grows on the roots of old, dead pine trees. Poria cocos has been traditionally used as a tonic to benefit the internal organs. Poria is normally white in color, and also called "white poria". The variant with light red color is called "red poria". Main chemical constituents of Poria cocos includes: Beta-pachyman, a polysaccharide beta-pachymarose, several organic acids such as tumulosic acid, eubricoic acid, pinicolic acid, and pachymic acid, 3-beta-hydroxylanosta-7, 9(11). 24-trien-21-oic battery-acid, chitin, protein, fatty, glucose, sterols, lecithin, gum, choline, etc. Poria cocos has tranquilizing, diuretic, and cardiotonic effects. Poria cocos also lowers blood sugar levels, and has anti-bactrial, immunotonic, anti-cancer effects. Poria cocos is a traditional popular chinese medicine in China. Every 100 grams of dried poria cocos contain 1. 2 g protein, 0. 5 g fat, carbohydrates 80. 9 g, cellulose 1. 7 g, vitamin e 4. 27 mg, selenium 12. 6 ug, and the-fuling polysaccharide, fulin acid, ergosterol, choline, adenine, lecithin proteinase etc. it showed a mild pharmacological property and sweet taste and acts on the heart, spleen, liver and kidney.
Poria cocos is a very ageing and widely utilised herb especially in Chinese medicine. Poria cocos is a solid fungus also recognized as Fu Ling, Poria, Tuckahoe, Indian bread, or Hoelen, and grows on the roots of old, dead pine trees.
