The efficacy and function of pig scutellaria

Many people don’t know much about Poria cocos, but it is actually a commonly used medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. Poria has the function of treating typhoid fever, and the effect is very obvious. Generally, obvious effects will be seen within 3 to 5 days after taking it. In addition, it also plays a certain role in improving the body's immunity and preventing cancer. However, not everyone can take Poria cocos. People with kidney deficiency and dampness should not use it. This article introduces the detailed situation, let’s take a look.

Poria is mainly produced in Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places in my country. It is a medicinal fungus of the genus Poria of the family Polyporaceae in the order Pleurotus. It has the effects of diuresis, heat dissipation and thirst quenching, malaria and diarrhea treatment. It can treat urinary problems, edema, athlete's foot, diarrhea, stranguria, turbidity, and leucorrhea.

1. The efficacy and function of Poria cocos

1. Promote diuresis and eliminate dampness

The main function of the Chinese medicinal material Poria is to promote diuresis and eliminate dampness. It can enter the spleen meridian and clear the water channels. It can usually relieve stranguria and eliminate dampness, and it can also promote diuresis and reduce swelling. It can not only treat human edema and difficulty urinating, but also treat jaundice, athlete's foot and other common diseases. The therapeutic effect is quite obvious.

2. Improve immunity

Poria can also improve the human body's immunity because this Chinese medicinal material contains some natural polysaccharides, which can increase the phagocytic ability of phagocytes in the human body, inhibit viral activity, and accelerate the regeneration of immune cells. Taking it as a decoction on a regular basis can significantly improve the body's immunity and effectively reduce the occurrence of many common diseases.

3. Prevent cancer

Poria not only improves the body's immunity, it also increases the activity of acid phosphatase in the human body, can prevent human tissue cells from becoming cancerous, and can inhibit the regeneration of cancer cells. This Chinese medicinal material can be used for cancer prevention, as well as for the auxiliary treatment of a variety of high-incidence cancers, with particularly outstanding therapeutic effects.

4. Treat typhoid fever

The Chinese medicine Poria also has a significant therapeutic effect on human typhoid fever. When needed, you can add it together with other Chinese medicinal materials such as Poria cocos, Alisma orientalis, talc, and donkey-hide gelatin, add water and boil it for oral administration. Take it once a day for three to five days in a row and the symptoms of typhoid fever will be significantly alleviated.

Anti-malaria and anti-diarrhea

"Bencao Huiyan" records: "This medicine tastes sweet, light and slightly bitter. Although the bitterness can descend, the sweetness and lightness can penetrate and disperse. It can rise and descend, and descend and rise. Therefore, it is good at opening the pores, regulating the qi of the surface yang and the interior yin, and promoting urination. Therefore, it was used to treat malaria in ancient times."

Antibacterial effect

The alcohol extract of Poria cocos has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.

2. Taboos on eating Poria

Poria is particularly effective in promoting diuresis and eliminating dampness. People who normally do not have dampness should not take it. In addition, people who have dampness but also have kidney deficiency should not take Poria.