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PORIA COCOS

IT’S IN THE BALANCE THAT WE FIND HARMONY

Poris-S stands for Poria Sclerotium.
Poria cocos (Polyporaceae): is a type Sclerotium is a solid hard mass of

of mushroom (woody fungus) that mycelium that contains food stock
looks like a potato and usually grows to survive in extreme environmental
on pine roots or in the bark of dead conditions. In short, sclerotia means
trees. mycelium.
Poria cocos is also known as “Fu-
Ling” in Chinese, “Indian bread” or
“Hoelen” in Japanese. Ingredients
This mushroom has a soft texture Polysaccharides (Beta glucans)
with a sweet taste when cooked.
Poria cocos is usually dried and used Heteropolysaccharides
in traditional Chinese medicine. Fatty acid

Poria cocos is widely used in Asia. Dehydropachymic Acid
Poria cocos has been used exten- Triterpenes
sively in Traditional Chinese Med-
icine (CI) for 2,000 years due to its Tourmerone
medicinal value. Ergosterol peroxide
It is also well known as a herb bless- Polyporenic acid C
ed by the gods in traditional Korean
folklore. Thulic acid