1, can pregnant women eat poria cocos?
Poria cocos is a medicine for invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis, and it has been regarded as one of the "eight treasures of Chinese medicine" since ancient times. It is said that many traditional Chinese medicines for preventing miscarriage also contain poria cocos. So can pregnant women eat poria cocos? Experts say that pregnant women can eat poria cocos, such as the famous prescription of antiaircraft drink and Danggui Shaoyao powder, which all use poria cocos. Poria cocos is sweet and beneficial to the spleen, which can help the spleen transport water and dampness to achieve the function of strengthening the spleen.
The function of poria cocos is to strengthen the spleen, tonify the middle energizer, calm the heart and soothe the nerves. It is suitable for palpitation, shortness of breath, mental fatigue, insomnia, edema, soft stool, etc. caused by qi deficiency and weakness. 25g of Poria cocos and 5g of dried tangerine peel are decocted in water, and ginger juice 10 drop is added when drinking, thus obtaining Poria cocos, dried tangerine peel and ginger juice tea, which has the effects of invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, and can be used for treating vomiting during pregnancy.
In addition, Poria cocos has the effect of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the middle energizer, which is helpful to recover the body after delivery.
2. How to eat Poria cocos
Poria cocos, which contains pachyman, protein, lecithin and other substances needed by human body, can induce diuresis, lower blood sugar and remove moisture. Common eating methods include making soup, porridge, tea, cakes, wine, and tuckahoe cream. Of course, different practices have different flavors and effects.
1, Poria porridge
Japonica rice 100g, Poria cocos 15g, salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper and other seasonings. Wash the rice, add 1L or a little more water to the pot, and then add the japonica rice and poria powder. After boiling with high fire, turn to low fire to make porridge, and add a proper amount of seasonings when eating.
2. Poria cocos duck gizzard soup
Poria cocos 1 5g, Dioscorea opposita12g, cereal malt 30g each, fresh and dried duck gizzards each1piece, boiled and taken.
3. Poria cocos and coix seed cake
Poria cocos, coix seed and white flour, each 30g, and appropriate amount of sugar, are ground into fine powder, evenly pressed into cakes, and steamed.
4. Poria cocos, tangerine peel and ginger juice tea
25g of Poria cocos and 5g of Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae are decocted in water, and ginger juice 10 drop is added when drinking.
5. Poria cocos egg soup
Poria cocos 15g, three bowls of water and one egg. Soak Poria cocos in water for a while, then rinse it off. Beat the eggs in a bowl and stir them up (you can remove the protein but leave the yolk). Put Poria into a pot and cook. When three bowls of water are boiled into one bowl or so, quickly pour the water into the eggs (yolk) and stir them into egg blossoms.
Although eating Poria cocos has many benefits, it is not suitable for everyone. Generally speaking, people with yin deficiency and no damp heat, people with deficiency cold and spermatorrhea, people with kidney deficiency, people with qi deficiency and people with excessive sweating are not suitable for eating, otherwise it is likely to cause damage to the body. At the same time, eating poria cocos should not be eaten too much. Health theory holds that everything is too much, and eating poria cocos too much will also cause harm to the body.
Therefore, before eating poria cocos, we'd better know whether we are suitable for eating poria cocos. This information can be consulted online or asked by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner. If you feel unwell after eating, you should go to the hospital immediately to see a doctor.
3, the efficacy of poria cocos
1, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves
"Herbal Classic Shu" records that Poria cocos can "open the chest and fu organs, regulate the dirty qi, tonify the heart and benefit the spleen". Chinese medicine often uses Poria cocos to regulate anxiety, palpitation, depression, insomnia, dreaminess and other symptoms.
2, spleen and qi
"Materia Medica Yanyi" records: Poria cocos "is indispensable for benefiting the heart and spleen." "Medication Heart Method" records: Poria cocos "benefits the spleen to expel water, produces fluid and guides qi." Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effect of treating both symptoms and root causes for diarrhea and leukorrhagia caused by abnormal transport of spleen deficiency. Therefore, Poria cocos is often used as an adjuvant medicine to strengthen spleen and tonify qi deficiency.
3, regulate phlegm and dampness
"Shibuzhai Medicine" records: "Poria cocos is the main medicine for treating phlegm. The root of phlegm is water, and Poria cocos can run water. The sputum is moving, wet, and it is feasible to be wet. " Poria cocos has a significant therapeutic effect on spleen deficiency, inability to transport water and dampness, and stagnation of phlegm and fluid.
4. Buzhong Jianwei
"Ben Cao Zheng" records: Poria cocos can "tonify the middle and strengthen the stomach; Modern medical research believes that Poria has a direct relaxing effect on the isolated intestine of rabbits, has a preventive effect on the ulcer formed by pyloric ligation in rats, and can reduce gastric acid. Therefore, Poria cocos is a good medicine for regulating gastrointestinal diseases.
5, diuresis
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Poria cocos has a light and penetrating smell, and its nature goes up, producing body fluid, clearing the phlegm, nourishing the water source and descending, and facilitating urination." Therefore, Chinese medicine often uses Poria cocos to regulate urination, edema and other symptoms, and Poria cocos is mild in nature and beneficial to water without hurting the body.
6. Anti-tumor
Poria cocos is rich in trace elements such as pachyman, vitamins and selenium, which can enhance the immune function of human cells and body fluids and improve the hematopoietic function of bone marrow. Modern medical experiments have confirmed that pachyman has obvious inhibitory effect on sarcoma in mice. It can also enhance the appetite of tumor patients, control symptoms and reduce the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
7, lowering blood sugar
Poria cocos is rich in dietary fiber, which can prolong the stay time of food in gastrointestinal tract and make people feel full. On the one hand, it can prevent diabetics from eating too much, on the other hand, it can rest the pancreas of patients, thus achieving the effect of lowering blood sugar.
8. Promote hematopoietic function
"Medical Origin" records: Poria cocos "dehumidifies, benefits the blood between the waist and umbilicus, and mainly mediates qi." According to modern medical research, Poria cocos can make the number of white blood cells in patients with leukopenia rise rapidly, and Poria cocos water extract can increase the level of 2,3-DPG in isolated healthy people by about 25%.