Zhu Ling
| Zhu Ling in TCM:Explore the properties of Zhu Ling according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: polyporus
Pharmacuetical Name: Polyporus
Properties: sweet, bland, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: UB, KD
Flavors: sweet
Special Properties:
clears heat, clears damp, resolves water accumulations
Actions / Indications:
- Promotes urination, Resolves dampness (water accumulation,
stagnation of dampness: edema, difficult urination, PUD, diarrhea, damp-heat
lin syndrome)
- (cc: absence of dampness)
- (cc: not for long term use, may injure yin)
- (note: stronger than fu ling to promote
urination)
Special Notes:
- Zhu Ling is stronger than Fu Ling, and
has a similar diuretic function.
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