Poria is sweet and light in flavor, flat and slightly warm in nature, entering the heart meridian, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind. Below I share with you the effects and functions of Poria Cocos.

Introduction of Poria

Poria, the medicinal part of Poria cocos is the white part of the Poria cocos fungus kernel in the middle of the naturally embracing pine roots (i.e. Poria wood) of the Poria family. Take Poria and cut off the white Poria, choose Poria with pine roots in the middle, remove impurities, and dry in the sun.

The dried fungus kernels have the same morphology as Poria, but there is a pine root running through the center. Commodities have been cut into square slices, solid, with powder, cut off. Pine root brownish yellow, the surface has a ring-like texture (annual rings). Inside the thick, pine root small is better.

Effects of Porcinos

Porcinos are used to calm the heart, tranquilize the mind, and stimulate the flow of water. Main palpitations; forgetfulness; forgetfulness and insomnia; eclampsia; urinary incontinence. Applicable to palpitations and anxiety, insomnia and forgetfulness.

1. Biezhu: treating wind dizziness, wind deficiency, five labors, dry mouth. Stop palpitations, more rage, good forgetfulness. Happy and wise, nourish the spirit.

2, "Treatise on Medicinal Properties": the main epilepsy, tranquilize the mind, make up for the lack of labor; the main heart under the acute pain and fullness, small intestine is not conducive.

3, "Materia Medica Rexin": treatment of heart deficiency and shortness of breath, strengthen the spleen and benefit the temperature.

The medicinal value of Poria

1, the treatment of restlessness, trance and unhappiness: Poria two two (peeled), Shen Xiang half two. And for the fine powder, refined honey pills, such as small beans. Each serving thirty pills, ginseng soup after eating. ("A hundred a selected formula" Zhu Zhu pill)

2, the treatment of heart deficiency blood less, God does not abide by the house, more fright trance, sleep and sleep: ginseng (remove the head of reeds), Poria (remove the wood), Huang Jie (honey-roasted), ripe dry rhubarb (washed, roasted), Angelica sinensis (washed, roasted), sour jujube nut (peeled, fried), cinnabar (do not research, half of the medicine, half of the coat). Each of the above pieces equal parts, for the fine powder, refined honey for pills, such as sycamore seed size. Take thirty pills each time and decoct ginseng soup. ("Yang's family collection formula" Por Shen pill)

3, the treatment of fatigue and restlessness can not sleep: Por Shen (wood), ginseng each one or two, sour jujube nut (fried, peeled, do not research) five two. The above three flavors coarse pounding sieve. Each service three money dagger, to a water, into the ginger half a minute, patted, fried to seven minutes, remove the dregs, fasting warm service, day two night one. ("Sheng Ji General Records" Fu Shen Tang)

Usage and dosage of Porcelain Porcelain

Internal: decoction, 9-15g; or into the pills, bulk.

Side effects of Porcinum

Caution is advised in cases of kidney deficiency, incontinence of urination, and coldness and slippery semen.

Pairing Poria

1, with Poria

Poria and Poria were originally used in the same way, such as the Compendium of Materia Medica, which says: "Shennong Ben Cao" (Shen Nong Ben Cao) stops talking about Poria, but Poria was added to Famous Doctors of Medicine (名医别录), and the main treatments are all the same. Later treatment of heart disease must be used Poria, so Jiegu Zhang's said that the wind and vertigo heart deficiency is not Poria can not be removed, but Poria has not tasted not to treat heart disease also." Poria is born to hold the wood, there is a wood to help the fire, Poria into the spleen and kidneys, Poria is more into the heart, and must be used to strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi, diuresis, swelling, and can pass the heart gas, peace of mind, with the treatment of water and fire do not help the panic and palpitations, less gas and lazy, sleeplessness at night, and more good results.

2, with Acacia

Treatment of yin deficiency blood less, the heart and spirit of the loss of moistening, melancholy and unhappiness, false annoyance, sleeplessness, dreamy and easy to wake up and other certificates. Acacia, sweet and flat products, open depression and relieve worry, in addition to the annoyance and tranquility, such as the "Sichuan Chinese medicine," said: "can be combined with the heart ...... to relieve depression, the treatment of insomnia in the heart of deficiency." Poria is slightly warm and sweet, nourishing the blood and tranquilize the heart, such as the "theory of medicinal properties" said: "to calm the spirit of determination, make up for the lack of labor". The two medicines together, the power of peace, both blood and qi, *** play blood nourishing and resolving depression, tranquilize the heart and tranquilize the mind.

3, with mast

To remove the annoyance and tranquility, Por Shen is sweet and warm, nourishing the blood and qi, tranquilize the heart and tranquilize the mind, its nature is heavy, heavy can be removed from the timid in addition to the annoyance. The two drugs together, a sweet and a bitter, a warm and a cold, replenish the heart blood, drain the heart fire, both the symptoms and the root cause, cold and warm and adjust, for the blood deficiency and yin deficiency, the heart and spirit of the treatment and cure of the wonderful.

4, with white peony

liver blood, the heart of the blood, the liver like to reach, the heart of the Shenming. Insufficient blood, the liver wood is not moistened, the heart and spirit of the loss of nourishment, can lead to liver qi stagnation, the heart and spirit of the restlessness, anxiety and trance, insomnia and restlessness. White peony is acidic in flavor and is good at nourishing blood and softening the liver, so that the liver body can be moistened and the liver can be restored to its normal state, and then the liver qi can be regulated. Porcupine sweet to enter the heart, good at benefiting qi and blood, the heart and the spirit to be nourished, each other must be used to benefit qi and blood, soft liver and heart, the determination of the spirit, the heart and the liver body, people happy and carefree, the spirit of cheerfulness.

5, with Gui Zhi

Water and dampness. All water and dampness for the disease, more blame on the middle Jiao spleen soil. Prickly sticks are pungent and sweet to help the yang. Sweet and warm Qi, good dispersal of the evils of the yin and haze, Por Shen sweet and light seepage, sweet and flat benefit the spleen and cultivate the soil, complementary but not harsh, sharp but not fierce, the governance of the source of dampness. The combination of the two drugs, Gui Zhi get Poria not published and specializing in gas and water, Poria get Gui Zhi through the Yang dehumidification, diuresis and dehumidification efficacy greatly increased, which is in line with the "Golden Chamber Essentials - Phlegm and Drink": "phlegm and drink, when the disease of the warm medicine and the" meaning.