Description
茯神平片（12 oz/盒）
茯苓原料，俗稱「雲苓」、「松苓」或「茯靈」，是一種寄生在松樹根上的菌類植物，形狀類似甘薯，外皮為黑褐色，內部為白色或粉紅色，其原生物為多孔菌科真菌茯苓的乾燥菌核，通常寄生於馬尾松或赤松的根部，新鮮採收後切成薄片或丁狀，曬乾後可入藥。
茯苓晾乾後可制成「茯苓片」、「茯苓塊」、「茯苓卷」。茯苓外形多為圓形、橢圓形、扁圓形或不規則團塊，大小不一，外皮薄，顏色棕褐或黑棕，表面有皺紋和縊縮，有時會有部分脫落。茯苓質地堅實，斷面呈顆粒狀，靠近邊緣呈淡紅色，內部是白色的，有些地方會有細小的蜂窩狀孔洞。
茯苓味甘、淡、性平、無毒；歸心、肺、脾和腎經；茯苓被中醫學認為可用來調節體內的水分代謝，因此特別適合那些有水腫浮腫、脾胃虛弱等問題的人士進食。另外，茯苓還被用於治療心悸失眠等與神經系統有關的症狀，幫助平衡情緒、促進睡眠。茯苓除了藥用外，在民間也常用來煲粥、燉湯和做糕餅用。
功效：滲濕利水、健脾和胃、寧心安神
注意禁忌
腎虚小便不利或不禁、虚寒滑精者慎
Poria Slice /Fu Ling Shen（12 oz/Box）
Poria, commonly known as "Yun Ling", "Pine Ling" or "Poria Ling", is a kind of fungus plant parasitic on the roots of pine trees, similar in shape to sweet potato, the outer skin is black-brown, the inside is white or pink, its original organism is the dried sclerotia of the polypore fungus Poria, usually parasitic on the roots of Masson pine or red pine, cut into thin slices or dices after fresh harvesting, and can be used as medicine after drying.
After drying, Poria can be made into "Poria Slices", "Poria Cubes", and "Poria Rolls". The shape of Poria is mostly round, oval, oblate or irregular clumps, with different sizes, thin skin, brown or black-brown color, wrinkles and shrinkage on the surface. Poria is solid in texture, granular in section, pale red near the edges, white on the inside, and there are small holes in some places.
Poria is believed to be used in traditional Chinese medicine to regulate water metabolism in the body, so it is especially suitable for those who have edema, edema, weakness of the spleen and stomach. In addition, Poria is also used to treat symptoms related to the nervous system such as heart palpitations and insomnia, to help balance mood and promote sleep.
In addition to its medicinal use, Poria is also commonly used in porridge, stewed soup and pastries.
