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 Polypori Umbellati, Sclerotium (= Grifola)


Pin Yin: zhu ling
Common name: umbellate pore fungus
Botanical family: Polyporaceae
Botanical name: 1, Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fr.; 2, Grifola umbellata (Pers.) Pilat

Primary action: Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Temperature: neutral
Taste: sweet, bland
Entering Channel: Kd, UB

Actions:
   Promotes urination and leeches out Dampness; used for ascites, edema, scanty urine, leukorrhea, Turbid Painful Urination, jaundice, diarrhea.
   (See Interior Dampness ; Turbid Dampness of Lower Burner .)

 

Dosage: 2-4 qian.

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