Tu Fu Ling
土茯苓 tǔ fú líng, "local poria"

Category:

Clear Heat

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet , Bland		Dosage: 15-60g

	Cautions: There is one reported case of an allergic reaction with pruritus, papulous erythema, and agitation		Meridians: Liver , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality - rhizomes with a light brown outer bark, powdery texture, and a low proportion of vessels
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (1) Huo Xue Zhi Tong San (Move Blood Stop Pain Powder)

Family:

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae

Botanical: Smilax Glabra Roxb.

Japanese: dobukuryō

Korean: tobokryeong

Common: glabrous greenbrier rhizome, smilax, smooth greenbrier rhizome, smilax

Temperature: Neutral

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Treats joint pain add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) turbid Damp-Heat or Damp-Heat jaundice add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Resolves toxicity and Eliminates dampness add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Clears Damp-Heat from the skin add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Joint pain add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Turbid and painful urination add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Damp heat jaundice add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Hot skin lesions add comment

Tu Fu Ling土茯苓 tǔ fú líng, "local poria"