What are the effects of poria cocos?

Poria cocos, commonly known as Poria cocos and Tricholoma matsutake, is a fungal plant parasitic on the roots of pine trees. It is shaped like a sweet potato, with dark brown skin and white or pink inside. The protozoa is the dry sclerotia of Poria cocos, a fungus of Polyporaceae, which is mostly parasitic on the roots of Pinus massoniana or Pinus densiflora. Poria cocos is a very important traditional Chinese medicine for invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis, and its specific effects are as follows:

1, diuretic and detumescence: Poria cocos is sweet and light, sweet is tonic, and light is osmotic. It is mild in nature, which can not only exorcise evil spirits, but also enhance the body's resistance. It is one of the important medicinal materials for diuresis and detumescence in traditional Chinese medicine, and can be used to treat edema caused by various reasons such as cold and heat, deficiency and excess.

2. Strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea: Poria can strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea, especially good at treating diarrhea symptoms caused by spleen deficiency and dampness. Poria can treat both the symptoms and root causes of diarrhea and leukorrhagia caused by spleen deficiency. It is often combined with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala and Dioscorea opposita, and can also be used as an adjuvant for invigorating lung and spleen and treating qi deficiency.

3, nourishing the heart and strengthening the spleen, calming the heart and calming the nerves: it is often used to treat insomnia, forgetfulness, dreaminess and other symptoms caused by factors such as deficiency of the heart and spleen and deficiency of qi and blood;

4. Enhance immune function: pachyman can increase the immune function of the body, and taking pachyman can improve the cellular immune function of the elderly;

5, anti-cancer: including anti-cancer vitamins and trace elements, amino acids and so on. Eating Poria cocos can inhibit the production of cancer cells, destroy the DNA of cancer cells, and eliminate carcinogenic free radicals in the body. Whether it is used to prevent or treat cancer, Poria cocos has a very obvious effect;

6. Treatment of colds and coughs: Poria cocos has a certain effect on colds, especially for damp-heat colds, causing cough, excessive phlegm, and even symptoms such as weakness of hands and feet, fatigue, backache and so on. This situation can be achieved by using Poria cocos to cook porridge or stew soup.

Poria cocos has many functions. Poria cocos can be taken in porridge and stew every day, but it is not suitable for overdose because of its medicinal value.