How long does it take to cook Poria cocos cubes?

White Poria is a Chinese herbal medicine with a milder effect. It can eliminate dampness without hurting the human body, such as urinary incontinence or edema. The coix seeds we can usually buy are basically small pieces. Many people find it difficult to cook coix seeds without breaking them. So how long does it take to cook coix seeds?

How long does it take to cook Job's tears?

Because Job's tears are not soluble in water, no matter how long they are cooked, they will not become mushy. A 1 cubic decimeter piece of Job's tears may not be cooked through in an hour. Thin slices are easier to cook than pieces. If you want the coix seeds to cook faster, it is best to soak them for several hours in advance before cooking. It is generally recommended to wash and crush the coix seeds before cooking. Since the hardness of coix seed is not very high, it does not need special tools to crush it, so don't worry if Poria powder is difficult to buy.

1. Job's tears millet porridge

Raw materials: 50g glutinous rice, 50g mung bean, 10g coix seed, appropriate amount of old rock sugar, appropriate amount of water

practice:

1. After picking out the bad mung beans, soak them in small amounts of water overnight;

2. Wash the glutinous rice and soak it in small amount of water for 2 hours. The coix seeds are difficult to dissolve in water, so soak them in small amount of water in advance.

3. Put the soaked mung beans into a pot and boil;

4. Add the soaked rice and coix seeds, and use the porridge cooking function of the induction cooker to cook porridge;

5. Add the soaked coix seeds and use the porridge cooking function of the induction cooker to cook the porridge;

6. When the porridge is cooked until it is soft, add appropriate amount of old rock sugar according to your taste and cook for another five minutes before turning off the heat.

The efficacy and function of Poria cocos

1. For symptoms such as difficulty urinating and edema, coix seed has an aromatic and damp-removing effect, and its medicinal effect is mild, it can eliminate dampness without damaging the vital energy, and is an important aromatic and damp-removing medicine. All symptoms of difficult urination and stagnation of water, whether it is biased towards dampness and cold, or biased towards cold and dampness, or belongs to spleen deficiency and dampness, can be used in combination. If the patient is more prone to dampness and cold, it can be paired with cinnamon twig, scutellaria baicalensis, etc.; if the patient is more prone to cold and dampness, it can be paired with Poria cocos, Alisma orientalis, etc.; if the patient suffers from spleen deficiency, it can be paired with Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc.; if the patient suffers from yin deficiency and internal heat, it can also be paired with Lu Teji and Scutellaria baicalensis.

2. Used for spleen deficiency diarrhea, coix seed can both strengthen the spleen and stomach, and can penetrate dampness. It is used for diarrhea and diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency and digestion disorder. The use of coix seed has the effect of both specimen collection and root collection. It is often used with Codonopsis pilosula, Scutellaria baicalensis, Chinese yam, etc. It can be used as a combination of medicines to moisten the lungs and spleen, and treat qi deficiency.

3. Used for cough with phlegm, damp phlegm entering the meridians, and shoulder and back pain. Coix seed can not only aromatically eliminate dampness, but also has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. It has a therapeutic effect on the disease of spleen deficiency, inability to digest water, and accumulation of phlegm. It can be used together with Pinellia and Poria, or with cinnamon twig and Scutellaria baicalensis. For the treatment of damp phlegm entering the meridians, shoulder and back pain, it can be used together with Pinellia ternata and Citrus aurantium.

4. Used for palpitations, insomnia and other symptoms. Coix seed can nourish the heart and calm the mind, so it can be used for restlessness, palpitations, insomnia and other symptoms. It is often paired with ginseng, polygala, and jujube seeds.

5. Prevent cancer. In clinical medicine, it commonly treats esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, tongue cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, ulcerative melanoma and other cancer tumors that are caused by spleen deficiency, damp-heat, internal retention of phlegm, and cold-dampness.

There are many benefits of coix seed, and eating coix seed can also cure insomnia, because white poria contains some tranquilizer and sleep-inducing ingredients, which can improve the pain of insomnia. If you are also troubled by insomnia, you can choose to take coix seed.