Poria … Classic Formulas
Fu Ling · Poria
Primary Actions
- Promotes urination and leaches out dampness - Fu Ling is a foundational gentle damp-draining fungus for edema, urinary difficulty, dizziness from retained fluids, and water accumulation without harsh injury to the qi.
- Strengthens the Spleen and supports transformation - it is used for loose stool, poor appetite, digestive weakness, and lingering damp obstruction that reflects weak transport rather than only excess heat.
- Calms the Heart and quiets the spirit - textbook usage includes palpitations, insomnia, and restlessness when deficiency and phlegm-damp disturb the Shen.
Classic Formulas
- Wu Ling San - classic water-metabolism formula where Fu Ling helps move dampness and support urination.
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San - foundational Spleen-deficiency and damp-diarrhea formula in which Fu Ling both supports digestion and drains excess damp.
- Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang or Gui Pi Tang - formula contexts that highlight its roles in dizziness from retained fluids and spirit disturbance from deficiency.
Classical Text References
- Official Chinese references describe Fu Ling as sweet, bland, and neutral, entering the Heart, Lung, Spleen, and Kidney to promote urination, strengthen the Spleen, and calm the mind.
- Traditional teaching treats Fu Ling as one of the most versatile ways to remove dampness without overcooling or exhausting the patient.
- Part-specific entries such as Fu Ling Pi and Fu Shen are understood as specialization within the same medicinal material family rather than as different plants.