Scientific name: Grifolia Umbellata English name: Truffle Chinese name: Zhu Ling 猪苓Parts of the plant used: the dried mushroom, cut into slices Zones of influence on the human body: the Kidney and Bladder meridians.Flavor: sweet and tasteless Nature: neutral- promotes the elimination of water and moistureTo be used in case of:- edema, dysuria, diarrhoea, stranguria with cloudy urine, leucorrhoea.- urinary stones;- jaundice, chronic hepatitis.- lung and liver cancer, acute leukaemia: injection of the polysaccharides contained in ZHU LING in association with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.Against indications, precautions: YIN deficiency;absence of Water Humidity.Dosage: 5 - 10 g per day- Inhibition of sarcoma and carcinoma of the liver in mice;- Increased phagocytosis of macrophages in rats;- Improvement of lymphoblastogenesis in rats;- Diuretic action.