noun
Poria cocos; hoelen; tuckahoe
A basidiomycete fungus used in traditional Chinese and Japanese herbal medicine, often as a diuretic or tonic.
茯苓は漢方薬の原料としてよく使われる。
Poria cocos is often used as an ingredient in Chinese herbal medicine.
この健康茶には茯苓が含まれている。
This health tea contains Poria cocos.
The Japanese name ぶくりょう comes from the Chinese 茯苓 (fúlíng). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the kanji are conventionally associated with the fungus.