What is the medicinal value of white Poria cocos?

White Poria cocos has many aliases. Speaking of Yunling and Fuling, they are actually white Poria cocos. As a traditional Chinese medicine, white Poria cocos has the function of improving the body's own immunity. In addition, white Poria cocos has a very significant effect on skin whitening. However, white Poria cocos cannot be eaten raw. Eating it directly is harmful to the body. Let us take a look at the medicinal value of white Poria cocos.

White Poria cocos tastes sweet, light and neutral in nature. It has the functions of promoting diuresis and eliminating dampness, benefiting the spleen and stomach, and calming the mind and tranquilizing the nerves when used as medicine. Modern medical research: Poria cocos can enhance the body's immune function, and Poria cocos polysaccharides have obvious anti-tumor and liver protection effects. However, those with cold deficiency, loose sperm or qi deficiency should not take it.

White Poria is used for diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency. It can both strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. It can treat both the symptoms and the root cause of diarrhea and leucorrhea caused by spleen deficiency and dysfunction of metabolism. White Poria is often used in combination with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Chinese yam, etc. White Poria can also be used as an auxiliary medicine for nourishing the lungs and spleen and treating qi deficiency.

White Poria cocos is used for palpitations, insomnia and other symptoms. Poria cocos can nourish the heart and soothe the mind, so it can be used for restlessness, palpitations, insomnia and other symptoms. White Poria cocos is often used in combination with ginseng, polygala, and spinach seed.

White Poria is used for cough with phlegm and dampness, phlegm and dampness entering the meridians, and shoulder and back pain. Poria can not only promote diuresis and eliminate dampness, but also has the effect of strengthening the spleen. It has a therapeutic effect on the symptoms of spleen deficiency, which is unable to transport and transform water and dampness, and its accumulation and transformation into phlegm and dampness. White Poria can be used together with Pinellia and Tangerine Peel, or it can be used together with Cassia Twig and Atractylodes. It can be used together with Pinellia ternata and Citrus aurantium to treat phlegm and dampness entering the meridians, shoulder and back pain.

Through the above introduction, we have gradually understood the medicinal value of white Poria cocos. It turns out that white Poria cocos can treat so many diseases. It is a medicinal material with good health care effects. We can eat some white Poria cocos in our daily life. It is not only for treating diseases, but also for improving our own immunity. Another thing to note is that it is forbidden to eat rice vinegar during the period of taking white Poria cocos.