Poria is a widely used, magical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, also known as Yu Ling, Poria, Poria, Poria skin is black-brown, white or pink inside, the appearance of its characteristics and sweet potato is extremely similar to the Poria belongs to the family of Poriaceae, a parasitic fungus on the roots of the pine tree, Poria needs to be soaked, washed, run after a little steam, timely peeling, cut into blocks or cut into thick slices, sun-dried after the party! Can be used for clinical treatment, Chinese medicine everyone most like to use it, Poria efficacy is peculiar, often eat can strengthen the spleen, Ning heart, these 4 benefits you know?

1. Tumor prevention

The main component of Poria is Poria polysaccharide, which can enhance the cytotoxicity of macrophages and T-lymphocytes, as well as enhance the cellular immune response and rapidly activate the body's immune surveillance system of the tumor cells to enhance the body's resistance to the tumor cells, so as to eliminate the tumor cells in a timely manner in the pre-tumor cell development period through the body's own immune system, preventing its development to the point of no longer being a tumor, and thus preventing the development of the tumor cells. In this way, through the body's own immune system in the pre-development stage of tumor cells, it can eliminate them in time and prevent them from developing to an uncontrollable stage, so that Poria is a very good traditional Chinese medicine for preventing tumors. In addition, Poria polysaccharide can also improve immune function, and has a variety of physiological activities such as hepatoprotection and enzyme reduction, and enhance the anti-viral infection.

2. Diuretic

In the past, people mistakenly thought that Poria diuretic is due to the role of potassium salts in Poria, but after the study found that Poria diuretic in the real active ingredient Poria, Poriain, Poriain and aldosterone and its antagonists are similar in structure, is a potential aldosterone antagonist, which through the plasma membrane of the renal tubular cells with the aldosterone receptor binding, in vivo can be antagonistic to the aldosterone activity, thus increasing urinary sodium ions and aldehyde ions. Thus, it increases the ratio of sodium to potassium ions in the urine, which ultimately produces a diuretic effect.

3. Strengthening the spleen and stomach

Poria contains a large number of vitamin B and minerals, which can effectively help the digestion and absorption of food, and help the metabolism of sugars, fats and proteins in order to release energy, thus promoting the absorption of nutrients, reducing the accumulation of fat, effectively improving the digestive function of the body, reducing the burden on the stomach and intestine, so as to achieve the purpose of strengthening the spleen and stomach.

4. Skin care

Poria is also often used by women to whiten the skin, this is because Poria cocos extract has a role in promoting the proliferation of integrins, integrins can enhance the proliferation of fibroblasts, promote intercellular, inter-fibrillar protein adhesion, integrins can be proliferated to make fibroblasts wrapped in the collagen of the diameter and volume of the collagen is narrowed, so as to make the skin contraction, so that skin firmer! Therefore, Poria extract can be used in skin tightening and fine line cosmetics; in addition, the ethanol extract of Poria has antibacterial and disinfectant properties, which makes it a good cleansing agent.

Poria has many effects, but these 2 types of people are not suitable to eat, renal insufficiency should be prohibited Poria, because Poria has the effect of diuretic, urination is too frequent will aggravate the burden on the kidneys, from the impact of the body's health, in addition, prone to dry mouth can not consume Poria, Poria diuretic effect will only accelerate the body's consumption of water, aggravate the symptoms of dry mouth. Therefore, everything has two sides, Poria is no exception, kidney deficiency, dry mouth people must avoid Poria consumption.