The Su Dongpo brothers and the Empress Dowager Cixi both had the habit of eating Poria for a long time.

Poria can not only be eaten for a long time, but also for a long time to get its benefits.

Poria and Celebrities

Poria, since ancient times, has been a favorite product of health scientists, and celebrities from all walks of life also love Poria.

• 1. Genghis Khan, the pride of the generation

Once, Genghis Khan led his soldiers to war, but because of the hot and humid weather, the soldiers fell sick. Later, a few soldiers inadvertently ate some Poria, the body greatly improved. After the military doctor to determine that this is to deal with dampness is very good at Poria. So, Genghis Khan ordered a large number of Poria from Luotian County, which is rich in Poria, to give the soldiers to eat. Soon, the soldiers regained their fighting strength and eventually won the battle.

• 2, health care great writer Su Dongpo

Su Dongpo was not only a great poet, but also a health expert. His health care methods can be quite a lot, these methods were later included in a "Dongpo health collection".

One night, Su Dongpo dreamed that a master instructed him that Poria and black sesame were a perfect match. After waking up, Su Dongpo clearly remembered the words of the dreamer and worked out a wonderful way to eat Poria and black sesame.

He steamed the black sesame seeds nine times and sunned them nine times, and then ground them finely. Poria was peeled, ground into powder, made into a crust with white flour, and then stuffed with black sesame seeds mixed with honey to make a sandwich cake to eat. This is the original version of Poria cake.

He even wrote a poem, "Serving the Husqvarna Fugue," for this dream.

• 3. Empress Dowager Cixi, a powerful woman

For some time, Empress Dowager Cixi had a bad appetite and did not want to eat. The doctors were anxious, turned over a lot of medical books, found that Poria is a good thing, so, on the basis of Su Dongpo's Poria cake, to improve, so that the Imperial Household Catering made a new generation of Poria cake.

Empress Dowager Cixi ate it and praised it, and often rewarded Poria cakes to meritorious princes and ministers. Later, the practice of Poria Cake slowly spread to the folk, and became a famous snack in the capital.

Empress Dowager Cixi is very concerned about health, every day will take some nourishing prescriptions, in the various supplements she used, Poria is the highest frequency of use.

Poria in Ancient Books

Poria has a very long history of consumption in China, as early as in "Shennong Ben Cao Jing", it is listed as a top quality.

Poria is a fungus-like plant that parasitizes the roots of pine trees, which means it's in the same category as wood ear mushrooms.

The ancients believed that it was "born from the pine" and "got the spirit of the pine".

Huainanzi said: the pine of a thousand years, under the Poria, on the rabbit silk.

Dengjiu said: pine resin into the ground for a thousand years for Poria, looking at the pine tree red under the.

Li Shizhen said, Poria has a big as a bucket, there are firm as a stone, absolutely winning.

Li Dongyuan said that Poria is light to benefit the orifices and sweet to help Yang. The sweetness and flatness can benefit the spleen and expel water, which is the holy medicine to remove dampness.

Poria is known as the "Four Seasons Magic Medicine", because its role is very broad, regardless of the four seasons, can be used. Moreover, it is an "all-purpose CP body", and different properties of the drug with, can rise and can fall, can complement and can diarrhea, no matter cold, heat, wind, dampness and other problems, it has a place.

Is the whiter the Poria the better?

Poria is parasitized on the roots of pine trees, and the outer skin grows a bit like bark. After removing the outer skin, the inside is white, and the closer to the center, the whiter the color.

So is the whiter the Poria the better? Not necessarily.

Poria located in the center is white in color, but near the outer skin, there will be some grayish transition parts. Therefore, it is normal that Poria cocos that are not deliberately screened are not all snow-white, but mixed with some grayish and grayish-black small pieces.

All are snow-white pieces of Poria, either carefully selected, so the price of Poria is naturally not low; either smoked and sulfurized, such Poria, the appearance of white and beautiful, the price is also very low.

I prefer to choose non-selected Poria, mixed with some gray and white pieces, but instead I use it.

How to eat Poria cocos more delicious?

From ancient times to the present, there are many ways to eat Poria. In addition to Su Dongpo's Poria cake eating method, Song Dynasty Su Song's "Tu Jing Ben Cao" recorded in the "Poria pastry" production method, he also collected a lot of ancient Poria food production method. In books such as "Ru Men Qi Kin", "After Experience" and "Sun Zhen Zhen Pillow Records", there are many ways of eating Poria.

However, these eating methods are quite elaborate, the production method is more complicated, with the fast-paced habits of modern people, I am afraid it is difficult to imitate.

And Poria texture rough and hard, like Li Shizhen said, firm as a stone is good, there is no a delicious method, so good things, I'm afraid that few people are willing to eat.

But here are some ways to eat Poria, not only for a wide range of people, the production is simple and convenient, the texture and flavor is also good.

• 1. Yam and Four Gods Soup

Ingredients: Poria, lotus seed, Gorgon fruit, Job's tear, yam 15g each.

Practice: Soak the above materials for less than 2 hours, rinse with water, put into the soybean milk machine or wall-breaker, add water according to the water level line, select the "soybean milk" button. After beating the soymilk, add a little sugar to taste.

Poria, lotus seeds, Gorgon fruit, Job's tears, yam, the role of the same in the different, with together, more than a single flavor of food effect. Sugar can generate dampness, if the dampness is heavier, thicker tongue, poor appetite, no sugar is better.

• 2. San Fu Soup

Ingredients: adzuki beans 50g, white poria 40g, 6 jujubes.

Practice: soak red beans and white poria for more than 2 hours, jujube, wash, remove the core, shredded, all materials into the soybean milk machine or wall-breaker, add water, choose "soybean milk" button can be.

The sweetness of jujube is already sufficient and no additional sugar is needed. However, jujube can not be replaced by sugar, because red beans and Poria are both water-inducing, belonging to the "diarrhea", while jujube is "tonic", used to balance the red beans and Poria.

• 3, Poria Sesame Paste

Su Dongpo's Poria cake is certainly good, but too cumbersome to do, you can use a soy milk machine to simplify the effect is not as good as "slow and careful work", but easy to adhere to, day after day, there will be no small role.

Ingredients: Poria 45g, 4/5 cup black sesame seeds. 2 spoons of honey.

Practice: Soak Poria cocos for more than 2 hours, and black sesame seeds together in a soybean milk machine or wall-breaker, add water, select the "soybean milk" button. After beating, let it cool to about 50 ℃, add 2 spoons of honey, stir well.

Certain nutrients in honey are easily destroyed at high temperatures, so let the Poria Sesame Paste cool to about 50℃-60℃ before mixing in the honey.

• 4. Four Gentlemen Tea

Ingredients: Codonopsis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria 9g each, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae 6g, 1 jujube, 3 slices of ginger.

Practice: put the party ginseng, atractylodes, Poria, roasted licorice into a tea bag, wash; jujube wash, tear open, do not need to remove the core. Tea bags and ginger, dates together into the kettle, add about 800ml of water, steep for 20-30 minutes, select the "flower tea" button. After cooking, let it cool to a suitable temperature and drink it as tea.

concluding remarks

Poria has been loved by health enthusiasts since ancient times, it does not distinguish between seasons are applicable, as long as to find it a suitable "partner", people with different constitution can eat.

Therefore, Poria can not only be eaten for a long time, but also eat for a long time to receive good results. We may as well learn from the ancients, use Poria to maintain health.

As the old saying goes, "One or two Poria is one or two gold." Poria was first recorded in "Shen Nong's Classic of the Materia Medica", its flavor is sweet and bland, flat in nature, attributed to the heart, spleen and kidney meridians, withInducing dampness and inducing diuresis, invigorating the spleen and harmonizing the stomach, calming the heart and tranquilizing the mind, and strengthening the essence and marrow.The role of the

"Shennong Ben Cao Jing" will be listed as the top quality of health, there are four times of the "magic medicine" title, also known as the "eight treasures of traditional Chinese medicine" one.

Sweet in flavor and flat in texture. Mainly used for the chest and hypochondriacs, anxiety, panic, palpitation, pain in the lower part of the heart, cold, heat and fullness, coughing, dry mouth and tongue, and facilitating urination. Taken for a long time, it can calm the soul and nourish the spirit, prevent hunger and prolong life.

--Shennong's Classic of the Materia Medica

Poria can be a long-term drink, because of its nature and calm, partiality is slightly small, taste sweet and not greasy, the gas is flat and li down, and medicine and food have the same origin, so it is one of the most commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine formulas, but also can be made into a health food for daily consumption.

There are many benefits of drinking Poria in the long run, let's analyze them below-

Benefits of drinking Poria for a long time

1. Strengthening the spleen and inducing dampness

Poria is flat in nature and bland in flavor, so it is attributed to the spleen and stomach meridians, which can conserve spleen yin.

Secondly, Poria is good at dispelling dampness and resolving phlegm, as it can resolve the phlegm and drink gathered in the spleen and stomach, biochemistry for fluid to be redistributed to the spleen, and the water-dampness that cannot be resolved will seep down to the bladder and be transported out of the body.

Therefore, the biggest characteristic of Poria is that there is tonic in diarrhea, which can benefit dampness, and it can nourish the spleen and stomach, and elevate clearness and reduce turbidity.

Chinese medicine believes that "wet born of all diseases", poria strengthens the spleen, water seepage and permeability of dampness, can be used for spleen deficiency and dampness obstruction type of obesity, phlegm and drink into the symptoms caused by coughing, dizziness, chest tightness, lumbago and back pain, is a very effective good product to dispel dampness.

2. Nourish the heart and calm the mind

Poria can also astringe the heart qi and has the effect of nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind.

Poria decoction can relieve insomnia, excessive dreaming, palpitation, forgetfulness and panic caused by deficiency of heart and spleen qi.

Poria is often paired with medicines such as sour jujube kernel and Yuan Zhi, which have a good effect on relieving insomnia.

3、Diuretic to reduce swelling

Poria is sweet and light in nature, light can seepage, so Poria has a good effect of seepage of dampness.

Poria can relieve edema of the face and limbs, as well as astringency, dribbling and dysuria.

Poria is diuretic and reduces swelling, and does not hurt the vital energy, do not distinguish between hot and cold, the nature of the taste is calm, can drink.

4, whitening and moisturizing

Poria also has a whitening effect, because of its white color, into the lung meridian, and the lung is the main skin and hair, white into the lung.

Poria whitening and moisturizing, external and internal can be used, can be made into a mask, can also be brewed to drink, but need to adhere to a long time to see the effect.

How to drink Poria

Poria is hard and difficult to decoct, so daily consumption is usually beaten into a very fine powder to drink, easier to digest and absorb.

1、Poria drink

Ground Poria cocos and taken with boiling water can relieve hair loss, greasy hair, and seborrheic hair due to the upward flow of water-dampness;

2, Poria Chen Pi Ginger Tea

Decoct Poria and Chen Pi in water, add a little ginger juice and drink, it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach;

3. Poria cypress soup

Poria and cypress are grinded into a coarse powder, decocted with water to remove the dregs and take the juice to drink, which can relieve the symptoms of urinary incontinence, spleen deficiency and edema;

4、White Poria Congee

Poria alba is ground finely and eaten in porridge with round-grained rice, which has the effect of clearing the upper and lower parts of the body, and can alleviate the symptoms of weak heart qi and white turbidity;

5、Poria congee with jujube

Red jujube cooked on a gentle fire, add to the rice porridge, and then put into the poria powder and boil, can be applied to diarrhea, insomnia, irritability and other symptoms;

6, Poria yam porridge

Poria and yam are boiled together to make rice porridge, which has the effect of tonifying the spleen and generating fluids, and can alleviate symptoms such as spleen deficiency and dampness;

7, Poria barley porridge

Boiled congee with round-grained rice and simmered together with Poria, Coix Seed and ginger has the effect of strengthening the spleen, inducing dampness, warming the stomach and dispersing cold, which can help digestion as well as alleviate the coldness of the spleen and stomach.

It's okay.

Poria belongs to the water diuretic medicine, which is the dried fungus Poria cocos in the family of Poriaceae. Poria is sweet and light in nature, and can enter the heart, lung, spleen and kidney meridians, we all know that light can seep and benefit, especially good at diuresis, and sweet can nourish the middle, so Poria is an important medicine for diuresis and seepage of dampness. As I said earlier, Poria is flat, its diuresis and seepage of dampness is relatively calm, there will not be too much damage to the body's side effects, for the cold and heat, a variety of edema, urinary incontinence have a therapeutic effect. And because it can strengthen the spleen and seepage of dampness, so that dampness does not gather, phlegm has no reason to be born, for the treatment of phlegm of the good medicine, commonly used in phlegm and dizziness, palpitations and palpitations, and so on.

We also know that a lot of people long-term various living and eating habits, more or less will appear some spleen and stomach weakness, wet full of problems, wet evil sticky, not easy to remove, so you need a long time of medicine, and poria has a spleen tonic, seepage of dampness and diarrhea, can make the middle jiao Qinglizhixing turbid descending, commonly used in the spleen deficiency of dampness of the food is less body fatigue, loose stools, diarrhea, and so on.

In addition, Poria enters the heart and spleen meridians, by tonifying the role of the spleen and help the source of qi and blood biochemistry, so that the heart has to support, thus having a tranquilizing effect, applicable to palpitations and insomnia, a deficiency of the heart and spleen due to the restlessness of the heart and mind effect is even better. The symptoms of heart and spleen deficiency, restlessness, insomnia, etc. will not be corrected overnight by taking some medication, but require a longer period of time to take medication.

Poria is certainly a good choice for long-term use compared to other water-diluting, dampness-expelling and swelling-reducing medicines.

The above is only a personal opinion, not as a basis for the use of medication, please use the medication under the guidance of a physician, any questions or views are welcome to leave a comment at the bottom of the article.

The authoritative interpretation of Pharmaceutical Affairs, unauthorized reproduction, plagiarism will be punished.

Poria is a dry fungus kernel, on edema and urine, spleen and stomach effect, but not everyone is suitable for eating.

Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus)

Although I heard about it a lot when I was very young, I didn't eat much of it (or maybe I didn't remember eating it). Because the mountain behind my house is a large pine forest, and this Poria is parasitized on the roots of pine trees, often heard that people go to the mountains to find this kind of thing to sell money. This is also quite interested in, but have not found. Later realized that this guy is actually long on the roots of pine trees, and now think back before the back of the pine trees under the planing of the big pit may be the masterpiece of these people, and very disgusted with these people, many pines because they planed a big pit in the windy season because of the unstable roots, was blown down quite a lot. Previously did not know always thought that the big pit is what the demons and monsters made, when I went up the mountain to collect firewood to see fresh pits will always feel afraid.

Poria is parasitic on the roots of pine trees, shaped like sweet potatoes, globular, with a light brown or dark brown outer skin and a pink or white interior. Generally, it is also dug in July to September. After digging out, it needs to repeat the process many times before finally becoming the Poria blocks and Poria slices we see in the pharmacy.

Effects of Poria

Poria cocos is used as a traditional Chinese medicine as well as an ingredient. According to its nature, it is considered to have the effect of inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness, strengthening the spleen and tranquilizing the heart. And quite a number of medical textbooks will be found in the prescription of its figure. For example:

1, leakage of semen white turbidity: snow white salt one or two (and build a tight solid Ji, one day, in addition to the fire poison), white poria, yam each one or two. For the end, jujube meat and honey pills sycamore size. Each jujube soup under thirty pills. Covering the sweet to help the salty, spleen and kidney two also get. (The Directly Instructed Formula)

2, post-eclampsia swelling: pediatric eclampsia after the disease, blood and gas on the virtual, hot in the skin, body and face are swollen. Prosperity, sunflower seeds, gentian, poria, ex-hu, etc., for the end. One cent per serving, boiled in water. (Sheng Ji General Records)

3, kidney deficiency white turbidity: Cistanches, deer antler, yam, white poria, etc., for the end, rice paste pills sycamore size, each jujube soup under thirty pills. (Sheng Ji General Records)

And it is the famous "Materia Medica" also has a record of it:

Compendium of Materia Medica: Poria odor light and seepage, the nature of the upward movement, the birth of fluid, open the coupling, nourish the water and down, facilitate urination, so Zhang Jiegu said that it belongs to the yang, floating and ascending, that its nature; Dongguan said that it is the yin in the yang, descending and down, that its work.

In summary, its effects are mainly: ① for our stomach and liver to help; ② for our heart to help; ③ diuretic

So if we drink Poria tea for a long time it may help us as mentioned above, but not most people are suitable to drink Poria tea for a long time.

According to Chinese medicine practitioners, Poria is contraindicated for people with yin deficiency and fire exuberance.

Yin deficiency and fire is commonly manifested as five heart heat, red cheekbones, insomnia and night sweating, dry mouth and throat, dizziness, tinnitus and other manifestations.

①The temperature of the palms and the hearts of the feet will be higher, and you often feel hot in the palms and the hearts of the feet.

② Constipation often occurs, with relatively dry, hard stools, relatively small and yellowish urine, and an occasional burning sensation during defecation.

③ Dry mouth, easy thirst, often swollen and painful gums, bleeding gums, and discomfort in the throat.

Of course, for the Yin deficiency fire is a traditional Chinese medicine of the body of a statement, the specific needs of the relevant professional doctors on the identification of the body, the above description is only some of the symptoms of the corresponding performance, do not take the number, excessive worry.

But for the long-term drink Poria tea, I suggest or depending on the situation, after all, Poria is also as a flavor of Chinese medicine, medicine three poisons, if the body does not have any discomfort, but also do not need to Poria on its conditioning, then I think there is no need to drink, some believe that the long-term drink can be cosmetic beauty, in fact, it is mainly on the body's physical adjustment to the changes that we bring. As long as we can eat healthy, reasonable exercise can achieve similar results. If through the life of self-regulation can not change and then consider medication, but it is best to consult the relevant professional doctors, clear their own constitution is suitable for such a way, not others useful to you will certainly be effective.

To summarize: it's generally okay to drink, but I personally don't recommend it for the long term.

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Poria is a common and favorite Chinese herbal medicine, but it is also a medicinal and food products, used in stew, porridge, can play a certain effect of health. But in fact, many people do not know that there are contraindications to consuming Poria.

First, the efficacy and role of Poria

A large number of scientific studies have shown that Poria is rich in lecithin, protein, choline, polysaccharides and other nutrients, the human body intake of these nutrients can enhance the activity of the tissues, enhance the human body's immunity, with antiviral, anti-tumor, beauty, delay aging and other effects.

According to Chinese medicine, Poria is flat in nature and bland in flavor, and has certain health effects on the heart, lungs, spleen and kidneys. Therefore, if you are experiencing restlessness, edema, phlegm, irregular urination, insomnia and decreased appetite in your life, you can consume Poria, which can effectively promote your health.

1. Poria helps diuretic.Poria diuretic and seepage of dampness, the efficacy of calm, edema, poor urination of the people can consume Poria, a good diuretic effect, this diuretic is not harmful to the spleen and stomach.

2. Poria has the effect of strengthening the spleen and seeping dampness.If diarrhea is caused by a deficiency of the spleen there is some therapeutic effect, Poria can be used together with ingredients such as Codonopsis, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Chinese yam, which have a significant effect on treating deficiency of qi and tonifying the spleen and lungs.

3. Anti-tumor.Poria contains a large number of substances called Poria polysaccharides, which can enhance immunity and can inhibit the growth of tumors. Poria is commonly used clinically as a medicinal herb for skin cancer, liver cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer and stomach cancer.

4. Nourishes the heart and calms the mind.Poria is a good adjunctive treatment for insomnia and dreaminess, palpitations, and restlessness of the heart, etc. People who have poor sleep quality all year round can consume Poria to improve their sleep.

5. Treating cough with much phlegm.Poria has a certain effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and can be consumed together with Chen Pi and Pinellia to treat cough with phlegm will be more effective.

Second, what are the contraindications to consuming Poria?

Although the above introduced Poria has so many effects, but not everyone is suitable for consumption of Poria, the following groups of people should be careful with Poria.

1,Yin deficiency and fire, dry throatIt is not suitable to consume Poria, if Poria soak water to drink not only can not make the body uncomfortable symptoms are relieved, on the contrary, it is possible to aggravate these symptoms, is not conducive to physical recovery. You can wait until the body is comfortable to consume Poria.

2,Middle-aged and elderly people, especially those with kidney deficiencyIt is recommended not to drink water with Poria to avoid harming kidney health.

3,Those who urinate more frequently, those who urinate frequently, and women who suffer from spermatorrhea.It is advisable not to consume Poria.

So before consuming Poria, check online to see if it is okay for your health condition.

I just drink Poria water for a long time. I am 55 years old, in Guangdong, the climate is humid, the body is very easy to dampness and heat, weakness, fatigue, itchy skin, stool sticky toilet. This situation occurs, usually will be Poria, red beans, Job's tears, Zhaosi each a little bit of boiled pork bones, an hour can be. Drink two bowls. The taste is sweet, the entrance is fragrant, the dampness will clear away, into the individual are spiritually refreshing, adults and children can drink.

For many years, it has been boiled once every week to remove dampness and strengthen the spleen. [Likes] [Likes] [Likes]

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Can you drink Poria for a long time, starting with the legendary stories of Chinese medicine related to Poria -

Legend of the origin of the name of the Chinese medicine Poria cocos

I remember that many years ago, I read a small science book called "Chinese medicine is so", which has recorded such a story about the legend of Poria.

Once upon a time, the daughter of a clerk named Ling fell in love with a poor, poor boy named Xiaofu from a neighboring family.

But it's a bad door, and of course the clerk won't allow it.

In love, Vo and Rei then fled to the mountains.

Unfortunately, Siu Ling was raised in a pampered way and contracted rheumatism after traveling in the open air, making her mobility difficult.

Fuzzy is unable to cure Rei's illness even if he tries his best.

One day, just as Fu was searching for medicine to cure Ling's illness in the mountains, he suddenly saw a rabbit.

Immediately, Vo took out his bow and arrow and shot an arrow, but the white rabbit fled to a pine tree and disappeared.

Ambush went to the pine tree where the white rabbit had disappeared, and saw the arrow he had just shot, stuck in the top of a large globular object.

Vo sees that this large blob is totally some kind of food, so he brings it home and cooks it for a sick Rei.

By some miracle, Rei got better.

Seeing this appearance, Xiaofu went around the mountain looking for such a ball-shaped object, and got it home to cook it for Rei to eat.

As expected, Rei was surprisingly getting better and cured day by day.

Those who heard about it followed suit, and all showed essentially similar results.

Later on, people used it to dispel wind and dampness, so they named it "Poria" in honor of Xiaofu and Xiaoling.

Who, can drink Porgy for a long time?

In Chinese medicine, it is also called pine fat, immortal noodles, for the parasitic fungi species that live under the roots of pine trees. It has a sweet and bland flavor and is flat in nature. Attributed to the heart, spleen, lung and kidney meridians. It has the function of inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and calming the mind and tranquilizing the spirit.

As you can see from the above, Poria is flat, that is, not cold and not dry, attributed to the meridian is more, that is, suitable for multiple viscera conditioning, that is, and many people use.

Considering this perspective, it is okay for the average person to eat or drink Poria in the long term.

Anything, however, has been better.

Because Poria is slightly partial, that is, seepage goes down the disposition, so Yin deficiency without dampness-heat, deficiency cold slippery semen, Qi deficiency subsidence of people to use with caution, or the doctor's guidance to add or subtract the use of the right idea.

Poria is generally not recommended for a long time through the bubble water to drink, because Poria itself is a kind of proprietary Chinese medicine, is a medicine three poisons, anything to pay attention to the right amount of time. In traditional Chinese medicine, any drug it has a course of treatment, and the condition in the treatment will have some changes, it is not possible to take a drug, it is recommended to take a period of time, and then find a doctor to re-diagnose the pulse, look and smell, according to the identification, in the adjustment of the appropriate medication for treatment.

If the body itself does not have any symptoms, in a healthy state, it is not recommended to drink Poria for a long time, although it is said that Poria has the ability to help reduce the fire, increase the body's immunity, but also to help regulate the role. However, long-term use may have some other adverse reactions, so be sure to pay more attention.

Poria is commonly known as cloud ling, pine ling, for the parasitic fungal plants on the roots of pine trees, shaped like sweet potatoes, the outer skin is black-brown, inside is white or pink, its protozoa for the fungus Poria Polyporaceae dry mycorrhizal fungi, more parasitic in the horsetail pine or red pine roots, is China's traditional medicinal herbs are very important to strengthen the spleen and promote dampness of the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, the specific efficacy of the following:

1, diuretic swelling: Poria taste sweet and light, sweet can be complementary, light can be seepage, medicinal properties and calm, can not only get rid of the evil, but also can support the positive, diuretic without harming the positive qi, is one of the important herbs of Chinese medicine diuretic swelling, can be used for a variety of cold and heat, deficiency and other causes of edema.

2, strengthen the spleen to stop diarrhea: Poria can strengthen the spleen, seepage of dampness and stop diarrhea, especially good at treating the symptoms of diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency and dampness. For diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency and dysfunction, Poria has the efficacy of combining both symptoms and root causes, often paired with Codonopsis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Chinese yam, etc., and can be used to supplement the lungs, spleen, qi deficiency of the auxiliary drugs.

3, tonifying the heart and spleen, tranquilizing the mind and tranquilizing the spirit: often used to treat insomnia, forgetfulness, dreaminess and other symptoms caused by deficiency of the heart and spleen and insufficiency of qi and blood. Poria contains a number of nutrients for work stress or other causes of mental problems can be relieved.

4, enhance immune function: Poria polysaccharide has the effect of increasing the body's immune function, Poria polysaccharide can improve the cellular immune function of the elderly.

5, anti-cancer: which includes anti-cancer vitamins and trace elements, amino acids, etc. Consumption of Poria can inhibit the production of cancer cells, destroy the DNA of cancer cells, remove the body's cancer-causing free radicals and so on.

6, the treatment of colds, coughs: Poria for colds and flu has a certain role in the cure, especially for the cause of colds and flu, such as dampness and heat, triggering a cough, phlegm, and even accompanied by limp hands and feet, lack of body, back pain and other symptoms, this situation can be achieved through the use of poria poria poria porridge or soup to achieve the purpose of adjuvant therapy.

7, diuretic effect; Poria is used for urinary incontinence, edema and other diseases. Poria function of water seepage and dampness, and the nature of the medicine and calm, water and does not hurt the positive qi, for the water seepage and dampness of the important medicine. Where urination is unfavorable, water-dampness stagnation symptoms, regardless of bias in cold-dampness, or bias in dampness-heat, or belonging to the spleen deficiency and dampness, can be used in conjunction with the application. If it is cold and damp, it can be combined with Gui Zhi and Bai Zhu; if it is damp and hot, it can be combined with Poria, Ze Xie; if it belongs to the deficiency of spleen qi, it can be combined with Dang Shen, Huang Jie and Bai Zhu; if it is cold, it can be combined with Pian Zi and Bai Zhu.

8, the treatment of phlegm: Poria is used for phlegm cough, phlegm dampness into the complex, shoulder and back pain. Poria can not transport water and dampness for the spleen deficiency, stopping the gathering of phlegm, has a therapeutic effect. It can be used with half-sia and Chen Pi, or with Gui Zhi and Bai Zhu. It can also be used with Gui Zhi and Bai Zhu. For the treatment of phlegm-dampness in the collaterals and shoulder and back pain, it can be used with Semixia and Citrus aurantium.

Contraindications to the use of Poria

Poria should be used with caution for people with kidney deficiency and polyuria, deficiency cold and slippery semen, and dryness of fluid wounds, because Poria's hydrophilic and diuretic medicinal effect is very strong, and people with these conditions will aggravate their condition if they consume Poria.

Diabetic patients are advised not to consume Poria because of its high starch content, and diabetic patients are required to strictly control their starch intake, so it is best not to consume Poria casually.

When consuming Poria, it is important to avoid foods such as rice vinegar and strong tea. Otherwise, it will not only cut down the efficacy of the medicine, but also lead to poisoning and allergy, abdominal pain, skin redness and swelling, asthma attacks and other adverse symptoms.

I hope the above will be helpful to you. Popular knowledge is for reference only, not to be used as a means of treatment, encounter problems, please go to the hospital in a timely manner, thank you for your understanding.

When it comes to the herb Poria, it's important to talk about some of the little things that go into it.

When Emperor Kangxi was young, he was infected with smallpox, but at a young age, Xuan Ye overcame the smallpox, and eventually was able to succeed the great dynasty, becoming the first emperor of the ages. After Emperor Kangxi recovered from the disease, his body was weak, the imperial physician carefully prepared a medicinal pastry for Emperor Kangxi, this pastry is Poria cake, and eventually his body recovered.

There is another matter, that is, the contemporary Mr. Yue Meizhong, Sr. and Poria. Mr. Yue Meizhong was a profound practitioner of Chinese medicine, but he is no longer alive. Old Mr. Yue used a flavor of Poria to grind and treat hair loss caused by watery drinks, and eventually achieved very good results. These are two small things about Poria.

Poria is a common herb used in Chinese medicine for several purposes, the most important of which is diuresis. Facilitating urination can treat edema, and these are reflected in Wu Ling San, Zhen Wu Tang, and Ling Gui Jiu Gan Tang. Poria plays a diuretic role in these formulas, acting as a diuretic that drains waste water from the body and allows the flow of fluids.

Poria can strengthen the spleen. Poria can strengthen the role of the spleen and promote the body's absorption and utilization of food and water. Because wastewater in the body, influence the spleen on the metabolism of water, Poria can not only part of the wastewater out of the body, but also strengthen the role of the spleen metabolism of water, the symptoms and the root cause. Emperor Kangxi took Poria cake is also to take Poria can strengthen the spleen and benefit the role of qi.

Poria can calm the mind, "Shennong Ben Cao Jing" recorded Poria "long service to calm the soul and nourish the spirit, not hungry and prolonged life", Zhongjing has sour jujube kernel soup, with sour jujube kernel with Poria and other medicines, nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind, treatment of insomnia caused by fatigue.

Poria is not recommended to be infused with water to drink, the active ingredients out of the infusion is too little. It is recommended to powder and send to drink, can achieve better therapeutic effect.

Poria is both medicine and food, as far as food is concerned, Poria has a very good safety, so there is no toxicity of soaking Poria water, can you drink for a long time, mainly to see if there are no contraindications to eating Poria, such as cold, slippery semen should not eat Poria. In addition, gas deficiency subsidence, such as uterine prolapse, loose stools, prolonged diarrhea, prolonged dysentery followed by prolapse of the anus, as well as gastric ptosis, should not eat Poria. If there is no contraindication, you can drink Poria infusion for a long time.

Poria can strengthen the spleen and seep away dampness, and is used in diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency, which can facilitate urination to solidify stool. In addition, Poria is good for treating dizziness, chest tightness and palpitations caused by phlegm-drinking upward disturbance. Poria can calm the nerves and can treat panic, palpitations, insomnia and other conditions.