This saprophytic fungus grows in the wild on the roots of old dead pine trees.  Facilities such as a general mushroom cultivation house use a ground cultivation method comprised the following steps:  cutting different kinds of wood to 20-30 cm; inoculating germs to the wood in a plastic bag; cultivating the Poria germ in the bag while maintaining proper temperature and humidity; harvesting the Poria.

There are many variations in the way Fu Ling is processed and cut.  Unprocessed Fu Ling may be sliced, cut into cubes, or sliced very thin and rolled into cylindrical tubes.  It may also be cut into irregular pieces or crushed into powder.

Fu Ling Pi is the outer layer of the fungal node.  Chi Fu Ling is the portion of the fungus that grows closer to the root and is a white color.  Fu Shen is the innermost part of the fungus that grows around and including the root.

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