1. The difference between raw Poria cocos and cooked Poria cocos is that one is cold and the other is warm.

2. Raw Poria cocos is sweet, light and even in nature, and has the effects of inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, eliminating dampness, strengthening the spleen and calming the heart. It can be compatible with a variety of drugs, and can fully play its unique role in treating edema, phlegm retention, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, palpitation and insomnia regardless of cold, warm, wind and dampness.

3. Cooked Poria cocos is made by frying raw Poria cocos, which is warmer than raw Poria cocos. If spleen deficiency is wet and heavy, it is better to use cooked Poria cocos.

4. It should be noted that raw Poria cocos is cold, and it is forbidden to take it for those with internal heat due to yin deficiency or depression due to qi deficiency; Cooked poria cocos is hot, and patients with spleen deficiency caused by hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency need to take it carefully, otherwise heat evil will aggravate human discomfort.