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Polyporus Sclerotium
Polyporus Sclerotium
猪苓
Market name:猪苓
Photo location:Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med.
TMPW No.:7432
Polyporus umbellatus
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
Gene Region
Nuclear Chloroplast Mitochondria
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
Polyporus umbellatus Fries (GBIF:5246840)
28S
 AB368109
 AJ489167
 AJ489168
rpb2
  AB368166
btub1
  EU442269
 EU442271
 EU442274
small subunit ribosomal RNA
 AF358741
atp6
  AB368051
 

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