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Source of validity: Traditional
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Poria mushrooms (also known as Poria cocos, Fu Ling in Traditional Chinese Medicine) have been traditionally used in East Asian herbal medicine for a variety of purposes, primarily to promote urination, calm the mind, strengthen the spleen, and reduce dampness. There is limited traditional usage of Poria specifically for general pain relief. In classical herbal formulas, Poria is sometimes included as a supplementary herb, and not as a primary analgesic. Its role is generally thought to be supportive—modulating inflammation and addressing underlying factors (such as dampness or fluid retention) that might indirectly contribute to pain.

Current scientific evidence for the use of Poria mushrooms to directly treat or relieve general pain is extremely limited. While some laboratory studies suggest Poria extracts may have mild anti-inflammatory properties, there are no robust clinical trials or pharmacological studies that strongly support its effectiveness as a pain remedy in humans. Thus, the use of Poria for pain is rooted more in traditional practice than in modern scientific validation, and even in traditional use, it is not a primary analgesic herb.

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