What are the medicinal values ​​of Poria cocos?

Poria cocos has a very mild medicinal property and is suitable for most people. Its medicinal value is also considerable. Poria cocos has a wide range of uses and can be used basically at any time. It can also be combined with other medicines. It is a very good medicinal material. Specifically speaking about what diseases Poria cocos can treat, to put it simply, Poria cocos can eliminate dampness and strengthen the spleen. For some people with spleen deficiency, diarrhea and leukorrhea, Poria cocos can help treat this disease. Generally, at this time, Poria cocos will also be combined with medicines such as Codonopsis pilosula and White Atractylodes macrocephala.

【Nature and flavor】：

Sweet; bland; flat.

① "Ben Jing": sweet, neutral.

② "The Origin of Medicine": "The Secret of Main Treatments" says that it is warm in nature and light in taste.

Meridians:

Enter the heart, spleen and lung meridians.

① "Tangye Bencao": enters the hand dayin, foot dayyang and shaoyang meridians.

② "Bencao Mengquan": enters the bladder, kidney, and lung.

③ "Leigong Paozhi Yaoxing Jie" says: It enters the lung, spleen and small intestine meridians.

④ "Bencao Jingshu": enters the hand and foot Shaoyin, hand Taiyang, foot Taiyin and Yangming meridians.

【Medicinal Part】：

It is the dried sclerotium of Poria cocos, a plant of the Polyporaceae family.

Some patients with insomnia and palpitations can also be treated with Poria cocos. Poria cocos contains ingredients that calm the nerves and soothe the mind. It can usually be combined with medicines such as ginseng and Chinese jujube kernel, and the effect is very good. For patients with difficulty urinating, Poria cocos can also help treat it, as Poria cocos has the effect of promoting water and moisture removal.