What are the pharmacological effects of Poria cocos?

Poria cocos can be used as medicine. Because Poria cocos actually has multiple medicinal values, we need to understand what kind of disease affects our body and see whether Poria cocos has a therapeutic effect. Only in this way can we better treat these diseases and ensure health. The following are several pharmacological effects of Poria cocos. You can now get to know these pharmacological effects of Poria cocos.

[Pharmacology]

1: Diuretic effect: The diuretic mechanism of Poria cocos is unclear, and the effect of the compound is more obvious than that of a single herb.

2: Sedative effect: Intraperitoneal injection of Poria decoction into mice can inhibit spontaneous activities, counteract the excessive excitement of mice caused by caffeine, and have a synergistic effect on barbiturate anesthesia.

3: Cardiovascular system ethanol extract strengthens myocardial contractility and increases heart rate.

4: Digestive system Poria cocos has a significant protective effect on liver damage in mice caused by carbon tetrachloride.

5: Anti-tumor effect: Poria polysaccharide has an inhibitory effect on mouse sarcoma. Its effect is related to the thymus and can activate local complement.

(1) It has anti-cancer activity in the body and can promote the body's immune function; the pachymannan it contains can inhibit sarcoma S-180 by up to 96.88%.

(2) The extract has a diuretic effect when injected intraperitoneally into normal rabbits; the ether or ethanol extract can enhance the contraction of isolated frog hearts, and first increase and then decrease the blood sugar level in rabbits.

(3) Poria decoction has a sedative effect on mice, and the sedative effect of Poria cocos is second only to that of Poria cocos.

Now that you understand these contents, you should know what pharmacological effects of Poria cocos are, right? Many times we pay attention to the therapeutic effects of these drugs and use them correctly to help treat our own physical illness symptoms. Because for any disease, as long as the right medicine is given, its harm can be effectively avoided.