As thin as cicada's wings, it is extremely soft and greasy. These eight words are used to describe cakes and poria cocos. It is said that once Empress Dowager Cixi was very ill and had no appetite. The doctors want to cure the Queen Mother and improve her appetite. They are really busy and helpless! At this time, it was suggested that Chinese herbal medicine with poria cocos as the main material can be used to make cakes with other ingredients, which can not only cure diseases, but also stimulate appetite. As expected, Empress Dowager Cixi liked it very much and her condition gradually improved. Later, this kind of tuckahoe cake also spread to the people, and the production of the cake became more and more diversified.

In fact, this kind of cake is not only a flavor snack, but also has special medicinal value, so it is named "Fuling Sandwich Cake". Poria cocos here is one of the medicinal materials regarded as "eight treasures of traditional Chinese medicine" since ancient times.

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The benefits of poria cocos to people Poria cocos is one of the common Chinese herbal medicines, and its appearance looks like sweet potato. According to the ancient medical book "Medication Heart Method", Poria cocos: "The light one can help the orifices, and is willing to help the yang, and it is also a holy medicine for dehumidification ..." At the same time, ancient Chinese medicine praised it as "the product above the fairy medicine". This shows the high medicinal value of Poria cocos. Modern medical research has found that Poria cocos is mild and suitable for compatibility with other drugs and processing into various Chinese patent medicines. It has many functions, such as diuretic, expectorant, invigorating the spleen and calming the nerves. So will people take poria cocos to harm their health?

What side effects does poria cocos have?

Everything has a good side and a bad side, so people should know something about closely related things, so as to minimize the harm. So does poria cocos have side effects?

We all know that Poria cocos has diuretic effect. If taken in excess, it will lead to excessive urination, damage the foundation of the body and make people lose their vitality. At the same time, patients with kidney deficiency will aggravate the symptoms of the disease and even have nocturnal emission, so we should pay attention to the dosage and the taking of special people.

At the same time, patients who are often prone to dry mouth and fatigue due to qi deficiency should avoid taking it, otherwise it will cause harm to the body.

Avoid rice vinegar, strong tea and other substances when taking poria cocos, and pay attention to the dosage, otherwise it will not only affect the curative effect, but also cause toxic allergic symptoms, such as abdominal pain, redness of the skin, asthma attack and so on.