茯苓

fúlíng

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

茯苓是长在松树根上的一种真菌。

Fúlíng shì zhǎng zài sōngshù gēn shàng de yì zhǒng zhēnjūn.

Poria is a fungus that grows on the roots of pine trees.

HSK 7-9

中医常用茯苓来安神和祛湿。

Zhōngyī cháng yòng fúlíng lái ānshén hé qūshī.

Traditional Chinese doctors often use poria to calm the mind and drain dampness.

culture

Beijing's 茯苓饼 is a paper-thin wafer made with poria flour and filled with sweet paste.

mistakes

The 土茯苓 in 龟苓膏 is a different plant altogether, the root of a smilax vine.

茯 fú

苓 líng