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Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf 茯苓 (Fuling, Indian Bread)

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Fuling, Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, is a saprophytic fungus that grows in diverse species of Pinus. It is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) widely used in China and East Asian countries for its diuretic, sedative and tonic effects.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Medicinal and Edible Plants Resources Development of Sichuan Education Department, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China

    Xiao-jun Gou, Gang He & Xiao-qiang Guo

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  1. Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, Beijing, China

    Yanze Liu

  2. Inst. of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

    Zhimin Wang

  3. Aquatic and Crop Resource Development, National Research Council of Canada, Halifax, Canada

    Junzeng Zhang

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Gou, Xj., He, G., Guo, Xq. (2015). Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf 茯苓 (Fuling, Indian Bread). In: Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, J. (eds) Dietary Chinese Herbs. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_87

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