Poria Skin (Poria cocos)
茯苓皮fú líng píFulingpi
Poria cocos · Fungus
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
May affect immune function; caution with immunosuppressants; may have diuretic effects; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Poria Skin for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Poria Skin does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit CalmingBenefit DigestiveBenefit DiureticBenefit Immune
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Poria cocos and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Calming11 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Digestive40 records, 18 in people
- Benefit Diuretic29 records, 9 in people
- Benefit Immune99 records, 37 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome163 records, 58 in people
- Swelling Syndrome8 records