The efficacy and function of Yun Fuling

The special thing about Chinese medicine is that it has many unexpected effects. Under the simple pills of Western medicine, there are bowls of black liquid that convey mysterious messages. Traditional Chinese medicine is the accumulation of thousands of years of Chinese wisdom, the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese people, and the pride of the Chinese people. Traditional Chinese medicine has a profound historical trajectory, so it always carries a mysterious aura and attracts people.

Yun Fuling has been called "the magical medicine of four seasons" since ancient times. Yun Fuling has many functions and can work all year round. The best Poria cocos in China is from Yunnan, which is why it is called Yun Fuling. Let’s take a look at the effects and functions of Yun Fuling.

[Indications] Difficult urination; edema; cough due to phlegm and fluid; vomiting; spleen deficiency and poor appetite; diarrhea; palpitations and restlessness; insomnia and forgetfulness; leukorrhea and spermatorrhea.

【Effects】Dissipates dampness and promotes diuresis; strengthens the spleen and harmonizes the stomach; calms the mind and soothes the nerves.

Yun Fuling is a type of Chinese medicinal material, Poria cocos, also known as Yunling. White Poria cocos produced in Yunnan has the best quality. Yun Fuling is the dried sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos of the family Familiaceae. It often parasitizes on the roots of pine trees. It is shaped like a sweet potato, spherical, with a light brown or dark brown outer skin and pink or white inside. After refining, it is called white Poria cocos or Yunling. This medicinal material has the therapeutic effects of eliminating toxins and fighting cancer, promoting diuresis and eliminating fluid, strengthening the spleen and calming the mind.

Poria cocos promotes diuresis and the flow of qi, raises yin to follow yang, spreads yang to transform yin, allows the clear to descend turbidity, and allows it to reach the outside and go down, thus nourishing the heart, spleen, and kidneys. Poria cocos is mild but can penetrate, sweet but can nourish, it can purge and nourish, it is a medicine that has the best of both worlds. It can promote diuresis and treat edema and difficulty urinating, it can resolve phlegm and treat cough and phlegm and dampness entering the meridians, it can strengthen the spleen and stomach and stop diarrhea and leukorrhea, it can calm the mind and treat palpitations and insomnia. The medicinal property is mild without damaging the body's vital energy. It can both strengthen the body and eliminate evil, so it is particularly suitable for symptoms of spleen deficiency and dampness, and deficiency of the body and excess of evil.

Yun Fuling has many functions and effects, which require us to spend some time to ponder and study. However, this is only a small microcosm of traditional Chinese medicine, and there are still many medicinal materials waiting for us to understand and know. The discovery of each traditional Chinese medicine is the result of people's dedicated research, and they are all pushing human society towards a brighter future.