Can Poria cocos be eaten?

Poria cocos is suitable for many groups of people, such as people with difficulty urinating, people with spleen deficiency, and people who often cannot eat. It is also very helpful for patients with edema, bloating, cancer or liver disease, and diabetes. Poria cocos is edible. Poria cocos is bland in nature, helps regulate the stomach and intestines, and can also remove dampness. It has the effect of calming the mind and soothing the nerves. However, when eating Poria cocos, there are many things that counteract it that you need to pay attention to.

White Poria

Poria cocos is suitable for the following people:

1. Suitable for patients with difficulty urinating, spleen deficiency, poor appetite, diarrhea, edema, cancer, liver disease, and diabetes.

2. Patients with Yin deficiency without damp-heat, cold and slippery sperm, or Qi deficiency and sinking should take with caution.

Poria cocos therapeutic effects:

Poria cocos tastes sweet and light, and is neutral in nature; it enters the heart, spleen, lung, and kidney meridians; its qi is mild and harmonious, and can rise or fall;

It has the effects of promoting diuresis and eliminating dampness, strengthening the spleen and replenishing the middle, and calming the mind and tranquilizing the nerves;

It is mainly used to treat difficulty in urination, edema, cough due to phlegm and fluid, poor appetite and abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, palpitations, insomnia and forgetfulness, and leukorrhea.

Poria cocos food incompatibility:

Poria cocos is incompatible with Atractylodes macrocephala, and is afraid of Oxyphylla, Sanguisorba officinalis, Realgar, Gentiana macrophylla, and Tortoise shell, and is incompatible with rice vinegar.

【Usage and Dosage】 9-15g.

Poria Cocos Cream

The name of Poria Cream may sound unfamiliar to everyone, but if we talk about its main ingredient Poria, 100 grams of white Poria, 50 grams of fresh milk, and an appropriate amount of honey will be enough.

The so-called Poria cocos frost is actually the frost-like crystalline substance left after fresh Poria cocos is ground into powder and dehydrated and air-dried. Don’t be fooled by its inconspicuous appearance, it contains the essence of Poria cocos! The Poria cocos cream in "Dream of Red Mansions" comes from Guangdong. It was a gift from Guangdong officials to the female members of the Jia family at that time. According to the description in the book, there were only a few baskets of Poria cocos cream in total. It is so precious. What is so good about it?

First, find a large basin, fill it with cold water, break the white poria cocos bought from the pharmacy into small pieces, put them in the basin, and soak them for 2 hours. After 2 hours, put a piece of clean gauze on the steamer, and then put the soaked white poria cocos on the gauze, and steam it over medium heat for 40 minutes. After 40 minutes, take out the steamed poria cocos and put it into the blender. At this time, pour the milk in, cover the lid, and start stirring. Keep stirring until no obvious particles can be seen, and it is done.

Then pour them into a casserole and boil them over high heat. They are ready as soon as the pot boils. After they cool slightly, add an appropriate amount of honey. In this way, the Poria cocos cream is ready. According to the book "Experience Prescriptions", if you eat Poria cocos for 100 days, your skin will be moisturized and you will live longer and resist aging. In fact, everyone knows that Poria cocos itself is a good tonic, but it also has a very strong beauty effect.

According to the "Bencao Pin Yao Jing Hui", Poria cocos can effectively remove sores and spots on the face, as well as dark spots produced by women after childbirth. Therefore, honey and Poria cocos powder are often used to make facial masks. .