Edema-Alleviating Diuretics
Fu Shen: Chinese Herb Guide
茯神
Poria With Hostwood
Name
Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood)
Nature and action
Sweet, mild and neutral. It enters the heart and spleen meridians.
It calms the heart and induces tranquilization, and it promotes urination.
Indications
- Palpitation due to heart deficiency
- Insomnia
- Amnesia
- Epilepsy
- Difficult urination
Dosage and administration
Decoct 9~15 g, or make it into pills or powder.
Cautions
Contraindicated in difficult urination due to kidney deficiency and in spermatorrhea due to deficiency-cold.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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