Poria Knowledge: Poria is the fungus Poria cocos of the Polyporaceae family. Poria is born on the roots of pine trees. It is distributed in Jilin, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. Usually 8 to 10 months after planting Poria maturity, its maturity signs for the ling field again turtle cracks, if you see the kernel of the epidermis is yellow-brown and did not appear white cracks, you can harvest. Choose a sunny day after digging out the sediment, piled up in the room covered with straw sweating, and so the water dry, ling skin wrinkled after peeling the outer skin, dry. Poria, since ancient times, has been regarded as one of the "eight treasures of Chinese medicine". Poria mushroom kernel is spherical ovate-ellipsoid to irregularly shaped, 10 to 30 centimeters long or longer, generally weighing 500 to 5,000 grams, the outside of the dark brown wrinkled shell, the inner white or light pink, powder granular. The one with solid weight, brownish-brown outer skin color, fine skin lines, no fissures, white and delicate section, and strong adhesive teeth is preferred. Poria is suitable for people: 1. suitable for patients with urinary incontinence, spleen deficiency with little food, diarrhea, edema, cancer, liver disease, diabetes mellitus. 2. Poria should be taken with caution if there is deficiency of yin without dampness or heat, or if there is deficiency of cold and essence, or if there is deficiency of qi and subsidence. Poria Cocos is sweet and light in taste, but flat in nature; it belongs to the heart, spleen, lungs and kidneys meridians; it has the effect of inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness, strengthening the spleen and tonifying the middle, and calming the heart and tranquilizing the mind; it is also used for treating urinary incontinence, oedema and distension, phlegm and coughing, low food and epigastric stuffiness, vomiting, diarrhea, palpitations and restlessness, insomnia and forgetfulness, and spermatoglyphics and leucorrhoea. Poria Food Compatibility: Poria is evil to white convergence, fear of mengmeng, diyu, xionghuang, gentiana, tortoise shell, avoid rice vinegar. Poria can be combined with Gui Zhi and others if it is cold and damp, and with Poria and Ze Xie if it is hot and damp. 2. for those with deficiency of spleen qi, it can be combined with Codonopsis pilosulae, Huang Jie, etc. For those with deficiency of cold, it can be combined with Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori (Radix Polygoni Multiflori) and others. 3, for diarrhea and diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency and dysfunction, Poria can be combined with Codonopsis, Yam, etc. Poria can be combined with Codonopsis, Yam, etc. for those who have deficiency of spleen qi and can't transport and transform. 4, for the spleen deficiency can not transport and transform the water and dampness, stop the gathering of phlegm, can be used with half-sia, Chen Pi, can also be used with Gui Zhi, the same use. 5. For the treatment of phlegm-dampness entering into collaterals, shoulder pain and backache, it can be combined with Pinellia and Citrus aurantium to be used in the same way. 6. used for restlessness, palpitation, insomnia, often with ginseng, farzhi, jujube nut, etc..