Fu Shen / 茯神 (Root Poria)

Item


Title

Fu Shen / 茯神 (Root Poria)

Latin name

Priae Sclerotium Pararadicis

Herb Category

Nature of Herb

Flavor of Herb

Channels

Translator's annotation

Fu Shen is the innermost part of the fungus Fu Ling / 茯苓, around and including the root.
See also Fu Ling / 茯苓 (KWC2007.1.725).
There are two bags in the box. Bag 1: labeled as probably Ju Hong / 橘红 (Red Tangerine Peel); Bag 2: labeled as 菲☐ / Fei ☐ (unidentified herb). The box also contained some almonds.
Content for Fu Shen / 茯神 is not found in the box.

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 270
Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 466.

Item Type (DCMI Type vocabulary URI)

PhysicalObject

Format of the digital image

image/jpeg

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Rights Holder

Photograph courtesy of Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site

Owner of the Collection

State of Oregon

Source (the collection in which this object is found)

Kam Wah Chung Collection

KWC location ID

KWC2007.1.395

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