Introduction: Poria cocos and Poria cocos are both common Chinese herbs in daily life, both of them are similar in name but different in taste and efficacy. Poria can be boiled with Atractylodis Macrocephalae to drink, with the effect of removing dampness in the body.
What is the difference between Poria cocos and Poria cocos
Poria cocos and Poria cocos, although the name is only one word difference, and are also Chinese herbs, but the two are very different, the following with me to take a look at the specific.
Different growth environments
Poria cocos, the fungus Poria cocos dry mycorrhizal fungi, Poria cocos is generally parasitic on the roots of pine trees.
Poria cocos, also known as cold rice balls, hard rice head, red soil ling. The dried rhizome of Sarsaparilla glabra, family Liliaceae, with thicker and smoother leaves like large bamboo leaves. Roots are connected, as big as a chicken and duck eggs. It is a perennial evergreen scandent shrub, mostly born on mountain slopes or under forests.
Differences in taste
Poria cocos: mild flavor.
Poria cocos: bitter flavor.
Different functions
Poria: seepage of dampness and diuresis, benefiting the spleen and stomach, tranquilizing the mind and tranquilizing the spirit. Treatment of urinary incontinence, edema and distension, phlegm and coughing, vomiting and retching, diarrhea, spermatorrhea, gonorrhea, palpitations, forgetfulness.
Poria cocos: Poria cocos is flat, sweet and bland in nature, belonging to the liver and stomach meridian, has the effect of detoxification, dehumidification, joints and so on. Western medicine, Poria cocos is a strong immunosuppressive drugs, is the treatment of immunological diseases oral and *** ulcers of the best Chinese medicine. Poria cocos is also used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, leukemia arthritis, gouty arthritis, etc. Poria cocos is also effective in the treatment of immunological diseases such as atopic dermatitis, pemphigus and eczema. Poria cocos also has detoxification and anti-tumor effects.
Differences in medicinal properties
The main effect of Poria cocos can be summarized in two words: tranquility. If we are experiencing springtime sleepiness, labor and insomnia due to prolonged fatigue, we can use Poria to regulate it.
The effect of Poria can also be summarized in two words: detoxification. If we usually do not eat well, or due to infections, skin diseases such as eczema, you can use Poria cocos to detoxify.
Effects of Poria Cocos and Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae in Boiled WaterRemoving Dampness from the Body
Poria Cocos and Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae are two Chinese herbs. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), most people who have dampness in their bodies can use these two herbs to remove dampness by boiling them in water.
One way to get rid of dampness in Chinese medicine is to dry it up, but this is not the main method. Chinese medicine in the long term health care practice, concluded that "the treatment of dampness is not a cure without facilitating urination. This is what we often refer to as diuresis, which is the method of discharging excess moisture from the body through urination. The method of diuresis is as follows: 10 grams of Poria cocos and 10 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala are boiled and taken with water. This simple formula for eliminating dampness is suitable for most people who have dampness in the body. Poria and Atractylodes macrocephala are top quality products with calm medicinal properties. Poria and Atractylodes macrocephala have a very distinctive feature: when the body has dampness, their main function is to dispel dampness. When the body is normalized, they stop removing dampness and start to work to strengthen the spleen.
To replenish qi and strengthen the spleen
Poria cocos and Atractylodes macrocephala are commonly used traditional Chinese medicines, which do not have many side effects on the body. Poria cocos and Atractylodes macrocephala, when decocted in water, have the effect of replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and inducing dampness, and are suitable for the treatment of illnesses caused by a deficiency of qi and an excess of dampness in the human body, such as gastroenteritis and gastrointestinal dysfunctions, among other illnesses.
If there is the occurrence of physical disease, need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, if the body is normal, do not recommend to boil water every day by themselves to drink, there is no need to drink.
Weight loss
From the Chinese medicine point of view can lose weight, mainly by strengthening the spleen and eliminate food to achieve the purpose of weight loss. The mechanism used by the Chinese medicine prescription to lose weight is mainly through the enhancement of the function of the spleen and stomach, increase your consumption of fat, and atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, these two drugs have the effect of strengthening the spleen and moisturizing, enhance the function of the spleen and stomach, so the comprehensive view is able to achieve the purpose of weight loss.