Polyporus, Zhu Ling 猪苓

Zhu Ling (TCM)
Chorei Matake (Japan)
Polyporus umbellatus
(Illustration by Emil Doerstling) (Wikimedia)

Polyporus umbellatus
Photo by Lebrac (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:
Polyporus umbellatus

Parts used:
Fruiting body (Fungi)

Temperature & Taste:
Neutral/Cool, dry. Sweet, bland

Classification:
D. Clear Damp, Promote Urine

Uses:
1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Edema, Scanty Urine

2. Clears Damp, Resolves Masses:
-Cancer therapy

3. Benefits the Heart, Supports Qi:


Dose:
Decoction: 6–15 grams

Main Combinations:
Often combined with Poria Fu Ling

1. Edema and Dampness, Polyporus Zhu Ling with ... available in PRO version
2. To increase Immunity in cases with Damp:
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3. Multiple Myeloma, Polyporus Zhu Ling with ... available in PRO version
4. Cancer:
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Cautions:
1. Only used in cases with Damp. It can damage the Yin due to its strong diuretic and drying effect.

Main Preparations used:

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1. GENERAL / REVIEW:
–Components of the sclerotia of Polyporus umbellatus
–Three exopolysaccharides from the liquid fermentation of Polyporus umbellatus and their bioactivities
–Polyporus umbellatus, an edible-medicinal cultivated mushroom with multiple developed health-care products as food, medicine and cosmetics: a review

2. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY:
–New anti-inflammatory ergostane-type ecdysteroids from the sclerotium of Polyporus umbellatus

3. ANTI-TUMOR / ANTI-CANCER:
–Cytotoxic steroids from Polyporus umbellatus
–Studies on constituents of fruit body of Polyporus umbellatus and their cytotoxic activity
–Cytotoxic activity of ergosta-4, 6, 8 (14), 22-tetraen-3-one from the sclerotia of Polyporus umbellatus
–Combined Effects of Chuling (Polyporus umbellatus) Extract and Mitomycin C on Experimental Liver Cancer
–Inhibition of Urinary Bladder Carcinogenesis by Aqueous Extract of Sclerotia of Polyporus umbellatus Fries and Polyporus Polysaccharide
–Polyporus umbellatus inhibited tumor cell proliferation and promoted tumor cell apoptosis by down-regulating AKT in breast cancer
–Antitumor and antimutagenic effect of the proteinpolysaccharides from Polyporus umbellatus

4. IMMUNOSTIMULANT.
–TLR4-mediated activation of macrophages by the polysaccharide fraction from Polyporus umbellatus
–Purification, initial characterization and immune activities of polysaccharides from the fungus, Polyporus umbellatus
–GPP (Composition of Ganoderma Lucidum Poly-saccharides and Polyporus Umbellatus Poly-saccharides) Enhances Innate Immune Function in Mice  

5. DIURETIC:
–Bioactivity-directed isolation, identification of diuretic compounds from Polyporus umbellatus
–Diuretic activity and kidney medulla AQP1, AQP2, AQP3, V2R expression of the aqueous extract of sclerotia of Polyporus umbellatus FRIES in normal rats

6. NEPHROPROTECTIVE:
–Ergosta‐4,6,8(14),22‐tetraen‐3‐one isolated from Polyporus umbellatus prevents early renal injury in aristolochic acid‐induced nephropathy rats
–Renoprotective effect and mechanism of polysaccharide from Polyporus umbellatus sclerotia on renal fibrosis

7. HEPATITIS. 
–Therapeutic effect of combined therapy of Salvia miltiorrhizae and Polyporus umbellatus polysaccharide in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B
–The efficacy of Polyporus Umbellatus polysaccharide in treating hepatitis B in China

8. ANTI-RADIATION EFFECT.

9. PROMOTES HAIR GROWTH:
–Studies on active substances in herbs used for hair treatment. I. Effects of herb extracts on hair growth and isolation of an active substance from Polyporus umbellatus