Poria Extract

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Product name	Poria Extract
Latin Name	Poria cocos Wolff
Active ingredients	polysaccharides
synonyms	Bai Fu Ling, Champignon Poria, China-root, Fu Ling, FuShen, Hoelen, Hongos Poria, Indian Bread, Matsuhodo, Mushroom, Polyporus, Poria, Poria cocos, Poria Cocos Sclerotium, Poria Sclerotium, Sclerotium of Tuckahoe, Sclerotium Poria Cocao, Sclerotium Poriae Cocos, Tuckahoe, Wolfiporia cocos.
Appearance	Brown yellow fine powder
Part used	Fruit Body
Specification	polysaccharides 10%-40%,10:1,20;1
Dosage	1500-2000mg daily
Main benefits	Antioxidant, anticancer, liver protection, anti-diabetes
Applied industries	Medicine, food additive, dietary supplement

What is Poria Extract?

Poria, a saprophytic fungus that grows on pine tree roots, has a large potato-shaped formation known as a sclerotium that can be as large as 30 cm long and 1 kg in mass. The texture is soft and elastic, and the flavor is sweet and bland. The fungus is harvested and then dried in the shade. Different parts of fu-ling are used in Chinese medicine including the bark (fu-ling-pi), outermost reddish layer (chih-fu-ling), middle white layer (bai-fu-ling), and the core (fu-shen).

Poria is sweet and tasteless in flavour, neutral in nature, and it acts on the heart, spleen and kidney channels. Being tasteless for inducing diuresis to alleviate edema, sweet for tonifying the heart and spleen, and neutral for inducing diuresis without impairing vital Qi, and for tonifying without drastic allects, it is used reinforcing and purging, as important herb for edema, phlegm retention, diarrhea and other syndromes caused by deficiency of spleen and retention of dampness. In addition, it also has the effects of invigorating the spleen and tranqilizing.

Chemical constituents of Poria Extract

Poria contains two main chemical groups, polysaccharides and triterpenes. Poria also contains amino acids, enzymes, steroids and choline, as well as histidine and potassium salts.

It's the main active ingredients Poria polysaccharides.

Benefits of taking Poria Extract supplements:

The Poria mushroom has many health benefits and uses, including treating and managing conditions such as stomach issues, fatigue, exhaustion, tension, amnesia, nervousness, anxiety, dizziness, feeling lightheaded, restlessness, painful urination, problems with urination, tumors, excessive coughing, diarrhea, sleeplessness and water retention.

 Like some mushroom polysaccharides material has the following effect:

>Anti-tumor

>Adjusting immunity

>Improve cardiovascular disease

>Enhance metabolism

>Liver-protecting

>Anti-aging

>Improve Neurological Symptom

Side effects and safety of Poria Extract

Poria cocos is safe for most people. pregnant and nursing women should exercise caution when considering Poria. In many cases, pregnant and breastfeeding women are advised not to use Poria at all.

Dosage of Poria Extract supplement:

General Advice , Poria Extract polysaccharides 20% 1000mg-2000mg a day.

There are some other Mushroom extract Polysaccharides Series available from Nutragreen biotechnology such as

Mushroomextract Polysaccharides Series	Specification
Reishi Mushroom Extract	Reishi Polysaccharides 10%-60%
Cordyceps Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-40%
Coriolus Versicolor Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-40%
Maitake Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-40%
Poria Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-30%
Shiitake Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-40%
Hericium erinaceus Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-30%
Coprinus Comatus Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-30%
Oyster Mushroom Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-30%
Chaga Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-30%
Polyporus umbellatus Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-30%
Agaricus Mushroom Extract	Polysaccharides 10%-30%