Poria cocos is mild in nature. If there are symptoms such as dysuria and stagnant water and dampness, whether it is cold-dampness or damp-heat, Poria cocos can be taken together with other Chinese medicines. For example, Poria cocos can be taken together with Guizhi and Atractylodes macrocephala for those who are cold-dampness. Poria cocos can be combined with Polyporus and Alisma orientalis for those who are prone to damp heat.
2. Poria can strengthen the spleen. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spleen governs transport and transformation, and spleen deficiency is often the weakness of transport and transformation, which makes it easy to get wet. At this time, it is necessary not only to replenish deficiency, but also to eliminate the wet turbidity that has stayed. Poria cocos is a more suitable auxiliary drug, which can be taken together with drugs such as ginseng, yam, astragalus root and codonopsis pilosula to replenish spleen.
3, Poria helps to calm the mind and soothe the nerves, and can be used to improve symptoms such as uneasiness, palpitation, insomnia, etc., often taken with ginseng, polygala tenuifolia, Ziziphus jujuba seeds, etc.
4. Modern research shows that Poria cocos can enhance the immune function of the body, and also has obvious anti-tumor and liver protection effects.
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Poria cocos: It has its own legend since ancient times.
Although it is not as famous as ginseng, angelica and pilose antler, Poria cocos is not a nobody. It has its legend in the "Jianghu" since ancient times.
Legend has it that Empress Dowager Cixi was a loyal fan of Poria cocos, and she still liked this snack until her later years, hoping to stay young with the help of Poria cocos skin moisturizing and anti-aging function. Su Zhe and Su Shi, two of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, are also loyal fans of Poria cocos.
Su Dongpo is famous for his love of eating. Lingnan litchi and Dongpo braised pork have become popular so far because of him. In fact, he still loves Fuling cakes and even knows how to make them. "Steamed flax with nine times, peeled poria cocos with less white honey as the cake food, which will last for a long time, and all diseases will go away. This is the key to longevity." This is the cake-making method he left behind.
Poria cocos also appeared in classical masterpieces, and even went back to the sixtieth chapter of A Dream of Red Mansions, that is, "Jasmine powder replaced rose nitrate, and rose dew attracted poria cocos cream". "A Dream of Red Mansions" recorded in detail the administration method of poria cocos cream (crushed white poria cocos powder): that is, the poria cocos cream is washed and mixed with milk or boiling water, and a cup (net content of about 20g) is eaten every morning, which has the best nourishing effect.
Some people may say that these are legends, which are not reliable. Then, the records in Jin Dian's medical books should make you sit up and take notice of Poria cocos. "Shen Nong's Classic of Materia Medica" lists Poria as the top grade, saying that it "takes a long time to soothe the soul and nourish the spirit, and does not starve for a long time." "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that "the main chest is threatened by qi, and the anxiety is frightened by evil spirits."
In the Compendium of Materia Medica written by Li Shizhen in Ming Dynasty, Poria cocos is especially recommended for medicinal diet. Besides Poria cocos porridge, the method of Poria cocos wonton is also introduced: four taels of yellow female chicken, two taels of minced Poria cocos and six taels of white flour are made into wonton, which can be cooked in soy sauce for three or five times to treat "choking food".
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