Poria Fu Ling Fu Ling Cubes 500g Dried Poria cocos Herbal Slices for Decoction and Soup

Poria, known in TCM as Fu Ling (茯苓), is the dried sclerotium of Poria cocos, a traditional fungus long valued in Chinese herbal practice. These naturally sun-dried cubes are cut from selected Poria for convenient decocting. In TCM theory, Fu Ling is considered neutral in nature and sweet and bland in flavor, traditionally associated with the heart, spleen, and kidney channels. A versatile pantry herb for soups, teas, and formulas.

Key Selling Points

• Selected Poria cubes cut from the dried sclerotium of Poria cocos
• Known in TCM as Fu Ling (茯苓), a classic fungus herb in Chinese herbal tradition
• Naturally sun-dried with no sulfur fumigation mentioned in processing
• Neutral nature with sweet and bland flavor in traditional TCM classification
• 500g bulk pack suited to decoctions, soups, congee, and daily herbal teas

Quality & Sensory

Typically pale white to light beige in color with a firm, dense texture and clean, neutral aroma. When simmered, the cubes soften gradually and impart a mild, slightly sweet and starchy taste to broths and teas.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer in herbal decoctions with other roots and fungi
• Add to nourishing soups with lotus seed, yam, or pork bones
• Cook into congee or rice porridge for a mild herbal addition
• Steep as a light daily herbal tea, often paired with dried tangerine peel

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Fu Ling is traditionally associated with supporting healthy water metabolism, strengthening the spleen, and calming the spirit, and it appears in many classical formulas such as Si Jun Zi Tang and Wu Ling San. Traditionally simmered in decoctions, cooked into four-herb soups, or combined with lotus seed and Chinese yam in congee, it is a common ingredient in seasonal and everyday herbal cooking.

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