fu shen

Name: fu shen
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茯神·Sclerotium Poriae Paaradicus

Indian bread with hostwood

About fu shen

Fu Shen (茹神) is poria grown around the root of the pine it lives on, recorded as Sclerotium Poriae Pararadicis. It enters the Heart channel alone, and the catalogue files it among the herbs that drain Dampness.

Names

Pinyin	fu shen
Chinese	茯神
Latin Name	Sclerotium Poriae Paaradicus·Sclerotium Poriae Pararadicis
English Name	Indian bread with hostwood·Poria Root

Classification

Category: Drain Dampness
Channels: Heart
Part used: Root
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Calms the Shen

A Heart and Shen pattern, rather than simple Damp, with palpitations, insomnia, irritability and forgetfulness or poor concentration

Promotes urination and drains Damp

Damp, as a mild secondary action; the herb is chosen mainly to calm, not for draining strength

Cautions

caution Marked Yin deficiency with dryness, where too much draining could worsen fluid loss; a general caution for Poria herbs rather than a known risk of Fu Shen

Interactions

Drug interactions

Diuretic medicines: no interaction is documented, but the herb's mild diuretic effect calls for care

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