How many grams of Poria cocos is used?

Fuling is also known as Bai Fuling and Fuling. This medicine is familiar to everyone. In the north, it is often made into the delicacy "Fuling Cake", and in the south, it is more popular to make soup with it. So what are the effects of Fuling? How many grams of Fuling should be eaten daily? Let’s learn about Fuling together below.

What are the effects of Fuling?

The milky white, hard, and sugar-cube-shaped Chinese medicinal materials we usually see are Poria cocos. It tastes sweet and light, and is warm in nature. It enters the heart, spleen, and spleen meridians. It has the effects of promoting dampness removal, reducing swelling, penetrating dampness, strengthening the spleen and stomach, calming the mind, soothing the nerves, promoting sleep, and moisturizing the intestines. It can treat edema, oliguria, phlegm, palpitations, insomnia, poor appetite and diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency, etc. Of course, after modern pharmacological research, Poria cocos also has the effects of clearing the brain, nourishing the liver, lowering blood lipids, anti-ulcer, antibacterial, anti-tumor, and enhancing immunity.

Traditional Chinese medicine prefers to be used in combination

For example, it can be used to treat diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency; it is often used together with Chinese yam, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, and Coix seed.

It is used to treat edema and difficulty urinating caused by water retention. It is often used together with Alisma orientalis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, cinnamon twig (peeled), and Poria cocos.

Treats phlegm and turbidity caused by deficiency of gastrointestinal yang qi; often used together with cinnamon twig, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, and raw licorice.

Treat palpitations, insomnia, and memory loss caused by deficiency of lung and stomach qi and blood; often used together with Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Scutellaria baicalensis, Chuanxiong, Polygonum multiflorum, Ginseng, and Licorice.

Of course, Fuling can also be used alone. Nowadays, people who follow a health-conscious diet grind Fuling into fine powder and take it as breakfast. It can not only lower blood lipids and facilitate urination, but it is also found to cure hair loss during the process of taking it.

How many grams of Fuling should be eaten daily?

Of course, as a medicine, you can't take too much. The daily dosage is generally about 10-20 grams. Fuling itself is a panacea for diuresis. Taking too much can easily lead to dehydration and kidney damage. Use with caution in patients with yin deficiency, internal heat, spermatorrhea, and allergic symptoms.