Polyporus Sclerotium
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Market name：猪苓 Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：7432 |
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Plant name：Polyporus umbellatus Photo location：Jilin Prov., China Photo date：2005 Photographer：K. Komatsu |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Polyporus |
| Botanical source: Family name | Polyporaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Polyporus umbellatus Fries (GBIF:5246840) |
| Part used | Dried sclerotium |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is enlarged and the inside is solid and white. Shrunken one is not good. Neither wine red nor black inside is good. (TN) |
| Constituents | Other aliphatic and related compounds: 2-Hydroxytetracosanoic acid Polysaccharides: Glucan Sterols: Ergosterol, Ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one Sulfur containing alkaloids: Biotin |
| Pharmacological effects | Diuresis (water extract). Antitumor (water-soluble glucan). |
| Indications | As a diuretic, antifebrile and to relieve thirst, it is applied to treat oliguria, thirst and kidney disease. In traditional Chinese mediine, it is said to remove excessive water and fever. |
| Diseases | Oliguria, Edema, Muddy and watery stool, Leukorrhea |
| Formulas | ireito , inchingoreisan , goreisan , saireito , shireito , jofuto , choreito , choreitogoshimotsuto , bunshoto |
| Meridian tropism | Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Gall bladder |
| Property | Cold |
| Flavor | Sweet |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Middle |
| TCM: Classification | Diuretics with removing dampness |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To induce diuresis and remove dampness.: For oliguria, edema, diarrhea, dysuria and excessive leukorrhea. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
| References | TN: T. Namba & Y. Tsuda ed., Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, 3rd ed., Nankodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1998. |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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| Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |
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