Can Poria cocos be eaten raw?

We all know that Poria cocos is a very common Chinese medicine, but about how to eat Poria cocos, I guess everyone doesn’t know much, because although the scenery itself is a Chinese medicine to treat many diseases, in fact, this is also not very clear to everyone, mainly because now everyone has begun to have many physical problems, excessive work pressure, accelerated pace of life, so that our bodies are no longer healthy, then can Poria cocos be eaten raw? What are the effects?

The efficacy and function of Smilax glabra

The efficacy of Chinese yam

Smilax glabra is sweet, light and flat in nature. It enters the liver and stomach meridians. It has the functions of promoting dampness and detoxifying, strengthening the spleen and stomach, protecting the liver, and unblocking the joints. "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" records: "It can treat five types of stranguria and leucorrhea, and can also treat myrica fasciitis and erysipelas." It also records that this product can be used to simmer in water to treat menorrhagia and leucorrhea in women; "New Materia Medica" also calls it "removing dampness and heat, and benefiting the tendons and bones."

The wild yam is combined with the windproof and saposhnikovia to raise the spleen yang and remove dampness from the spleen and stomach. It is combined with the white angelica to remove dampness, detoxify, and eliminate turbidity and filth. The three medicines work together to eliminate dampness and detoxify, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and protect the liver.

Modern research has confirmed that Chinese yam can increase the excretion of uric acid in the blood and can be used for the prevention and treatment of gout. It is also effective in treating other diseases caused by damp (phlegm) heat, such as hyperlipidemia and eczema.

The role of smilax glabra

Syphilis: Wild Smilax glabra can remove dampness, detoxify, and open up the joints. In fact, in the old days, Tu Fuling Decoction was used to treat more serious sores. It is said that Tu Fuling is an important medicine for treating syphilis. "Bencao Beiyao" says that wild yam "can treat myrica rubra, scrofula and swelling." Recipe: Use 4 liang of wild yam and 7 soap beans, boil them in water and drink as tea.

Bone spasm, carbuncle and leakage (pain in the tendons and bones, which ulcerates and becomes carbuncle, which becomes a lifelong disability over the years): use one or two liang of wild yam, add Rhizoma Coptidis and Coptis chinensis if there is heat, add Sijunzi Decoction if there is qi deficiency, add Siwu Decoction if there is blood deficiency, decoct in water and drink as tea. Another recipe: Use 4 liang of wild yam, 1 liang of Siwu Decoction, 7 soap beans, 49 Sichuan peppercorns, and 7 rushes, boil them in water and drink as tea.

Scrofula ulcer: Slice the wild yam, or grind it into powder, decoct it in water or add it to porridge. The more you eat, the better.

For the treatment of headache: 30-60g of Chinese yam, maximum dose is 120g. Then add corresponding medicines according to different syndromes. The shortest duration of medication is 7 days and the longest is 3 months.

This product was originally used to treat syphilis or limb cramps caused by mercury poisoning caused by syphilis. It has a very good effect and is an important medicine for treating syphilis.

The Poria cocos we usually eat is Poria cocos slices or powder. The Poria cocos powder can be boiled in water, brewed into tea or added to soup. It can treat metabolism, detoxification, beautify and treat kidney deficiency, especially for hypertension and hyperlipidemia which are common in the elderly.