The efficacy and function of Huoling

Although Poria cocos looks like an herb, it is actually a fungus. Moreover, the shapes of Poria cocos produced in each region are also different. In my country, the Poria cocos produced in Dabie Mountains has the best quality. However, as a traditional Chinese medicinal material, Poria cocos has the same medicinal value no matter where it is produced. So what are the specific effects and functions of Poria cocos?

1. The efficacy of Poria cocos

Poria cocos is sweet, mild and neutral in nature, and enters the heart, lung and spleen meridians. It has the effects of dissipating dampness and promoting diuresis, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and calming the mind. It can cure symptoms such as difficulty in urination, edema, cough due to phlegm and fluid, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, spermatorrhea, stranguria, palpitations, and forgetfulness. The diuretic effect of Poria cocos is achieved by strengthening the spleen and lung functions, which is different from other Chinese medicines that directly promote diuresis. Effects of Ling Gui Shu Gan Tang, Si Jun Zi Tang, and Poria

2. The role of Poria cocos

1. Diuretic effect: Poria cocos has the effects of dissipating dampness and promoting diuresis, tonifying the spleen and promoting diuresis, and promoting urination. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spleen deficiency and dampness are mutually causal. Therefore, whether it is spleen deficiency or dampness flooding, Poria cocos should be the first choice and the effect is excellent.

2. Antibacterial effect: 100% decoction of Poria cocos has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Proteus, etc. using the flat plate punch method. The results of the antibacterial test using the test tube method showed that Poria cocos had no antibacterial effect. The ethanol extract of Poria cocos can kill Leptospira in vitro, but its water decoction is ineffective.

3. Effect on the digestive system: Poria cocos has a direct relaxing effect on the isolated intestinal tract of rabbits, has a preventive effect on ulcers caused by pyloric ligation in rats, and can reduce gastric acid. It also has a significant protective effect on CCl4-induced liver damage in rats, significantly reducing the activity of alanine aminotransferase and preventing liver cell necrosis.

4. Anti-tumor effect

3. Commonly used prescriptions of Poria cocos

1. Appetizer soup

15g of Poria cocos, 12g of Chinese yam, 30g each of barley malt, 1 fresh and 1 dried duck gizzard, boil them into soup and drink. Treats indigestion and loss of appetite in children.

2. Poria cocos and barley porridge

Take 25g each of Poria cocos and Coix seeds, 5g of dried tangerine peel and an appropriate amount of polished rice, cook into porridge. Treats diarrhea and difficulty urinating in children due to spleen deficiency.

3. Poria cocos and barley cake

Take 30g each of Poria cocos, coix seed and white flour and an appropriate amount of white sugar, grind them into fine powder, press them into cakes and steam them. It is suitable for children to eat and has the effect of harmonizing the spleen and stomach.

4. Poria cocos, tangerine peel and ginger tea

Boil 25 grams of Poria cocos and 5 grams of dried tangerine peel in water, and add 10 drops of ginger juice when drinking. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and can treat vomiting during pregnancy.