茯苓是寄生于松蔸(根)、松木,属于多孔菌种的干燥菌核。它有健脾、利水、渗温、安神补心的作用,是一种重要的中药。尤其是茯神,比较稀有。茯苓是倚赖菌丝从干松蔸(木)中吸取营养而成长的。而干松蔸(木)恰是白蚁的嗜食物。一旦被白蚁蛀蚀,菌丝吸不到营养,茯苓就无法生长,以致死亡。种荟和新生苓含醣份甚多,也是白蚁危害对象。 Poria is parasitic on the pine 蔸 (root), pine, belonging to the porous bacteria species of dry sclerotia. It has spleen, water, water temperature, soothe the nerves, is an important traditional Chinese medicine. Especially Fu Shen, more rare. Poria is dependent on hyphae from dry pine 蔸 (wood) in nutrition and growth. The dry pine 蔸 (wood) is precisely the termite addicted to food. Once termites decay, mycelium can not absorb nutrients, Poria can not grow, resulting in death. The kinds of Hui and new Sheng Ling contains a lot of sugar, but also the object of termite damage.