The Chinese herbal medicine Niu Dali is warm and sweet, has the effect of moistening the lungs, strengthening the tendons, and nourishing the bones. In the Hakka region, often both food and medicine, and the five-finger hairy peach, loved by local folk, and often for the soup stew material, inexpensive. Poria cocos: dispel dampness and heat, and benefit the muscles and bones.

The Poria cocos is best when it is reddish-brown on the outside, slightly reddish on the inside, solid, and with little powder on the broken surface. If it is Poria cocos slices, the thin, neat, less tendons and powder enough for the top.

Note

While Poria cocos is a very good medicine for removing dampness, it also needs attention when used. For example, liver and kidney yin deficiency without dampness, it is contraindicated to use Tu Fu Ling; and chronic gastritis, chronic hepatitis, chronic gastroenteritis, chronic diarrhea, should not be a large number of long-term consumption of Tu Fu Ling. In addition, the ancient book records, serving Tu Fu Ling during the avoidance of tea, because tea can lead to hair loss, the use of should also pay attention to.

Reference: People's Daily - Today's soup: bovine vigorously red dates with chicken feet

People's Daily - hot and humid weather, skin care to try Poria cocos in soup