Species name of Poria cocos

Poria cocos, a fungus belonging to Poria cocos, also known as Yuling, Poria cocos, laurel and tuckadu. It is the dry sclerotia of Poria cocos, a fungus of the family stratopodiaceae. It is often parasitic on the roots of pine trees. It is shaped like sweet potato, spherical, with light brown or dark brown skin and pink or white inside. After refining, it is called white Poria cocos or Yunling. Poria cocos is mainly produced in Anhui, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places. It has the effects of moistening and diuresis, benefiting the spleen and stomach, calming the heart and calming the mind.

Species name of Poria cocos

Medicinal material name: Poria cocos

Also known as: Fu Tu (Ben Jing), Fu Ling (Shi Ji), Fu Gu (Guang ya), Fu Ling, Fu Tu (Tang materia medica), Song Yu (Ji Shi Zhu), Jiang Chen Fu Tai (You Yang Za Zu), Yun Ling (Dian Hai Yu Heng Zhi), Fu Tu (compendium), Song Shu, Song Ling (Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine).

Category: bacteria and algae

Family: porous bacteria family

Note: Poria cocos and poria cocos are easily confused. The two names are similar, but completely irrelevant.

Morphological characteristics of Poria cocos

Poria cocos is a spherical, oblate or irregular block, with different sizes and weight ranging from two to more than ten kilograms. The surface is dark brown or tan, the skin is thin and rough, with obvious raised wrinkles, often with soil. Weight, hard, not easy to break; The section is uneven, granular or powdery, the outer layer is light brown or light red, the inner layer is all white, a few are light brown, delicate, and cracks or brown pine roots can be seen embedded in the middle with White Velvet pieces. No smell, chewing sticky teeth. It is better to have a solid weight, brown and slightly shiny skin, deep wrinkles, white and delicate section and strong tooth adhesion. White Poria cocos has been cut into thin slices or cubes. Its color is white, delicate and smooth. It is crisp, easy to break and break, and sometimes the edge is yellowish brown.

Distribution range of Poria cocos

It is mainly produced in Anhui, Hubei, Henan and Yunnan. In addition, it is also produced in Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Zhejiang, Hebei and other places. The products produced in Yunnan are of good quality, and the output in Anhui and Hubei is large.