The difference between Poria cocos, Smilax glabra and Poria cocos.

Refined poria cocos is called poria cocos or poria cocos.

1, different places of origin

Yunling: mainly produced in Anhui, Hubei, Henan and Yunnan. In addition, it is also produced in Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Zhejiang and Hebei. Anhui and Hubei have large output; The product produced in Yunnan is of good quality, called "Yun Fuling", which is an authentic medicinal material.

Smilax glabra: mainly produced in Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places.

2. Different treatment methods

Poria cocos: soak in water, wash, moisten, steam slightly, peel and cut into pieces or thick slices in time, and dry in the sun.

Smilax glabra: If not sliced, soak, wash, fully wet, slice and dry.

3. Different signs.

Yunling:

Indications: dysuria; A rising tide lifts all boats; Excessive phlegm and cough; Vomiting; Deficiency of spleen and eating less; Diarrhea; Palpitation; Insomnia and forgetfulness; The nocturnal emission is white and turbid.

Efficacy: osmosis and diuresis; Spleen and stomach; Calm the heart and soothe the nerves.

Smilax glabra: limb contracture and muscle pain caused by syphilis and mercury poisoning; Damp-heat drenching turbidity, leukorrhagia, carbuncle swelling, scrofula, scabies.

Extended data

Specification grade

Poria cocos is divided into four specifications according to processing methods and parts: Poria cocos, Poria cocos, Poria cocos, Dice Square, Poria cocos, Poria cocos and Poria cocos, most of which are commodities.

1, Geling

Grade I: irregular spherical or blocky, with dark brown or brown surface. The body is solid and thin. The cross section is white. No matter the size, there is no mildew. The second category: light bubbles, thick skin and loose texture. The section is white to yellowish brown. Occasionally there is skin sand, water rust, debris and bruises.

2. Bering tablets

Grade I: thin, white or off-white, good quality, rough edges (untrimmed). The thickness is 7 tablets per cm, the width and length of one side are not less than 3cm, and there is no mildew. Second class: the thickness is 5 pieces per cm, and the rest are the same.

3. Polyporus umbellatus is oblate and white, with a thickness of 4~6mm and a length of 4~5cm. There are fragments with the length and width of 1.5cm, and there is no mildew.

4. Red or light red blocks are red, and the rest are the same as white blocks. Unified goods.

5. Poria cocos is flat and square, regardless of color, and each piece contains pine heart. The thickness is 4~6mm, the length is 4~5cm, the diameter of the wood core is less than 1.5cm, there are fragments with the length and width above 1.5cm, and there is no mildew.

6. Cubes are white and solid, with a diameter less than 1cm, uniform and tidy, and irregular fragments do not exceed 10%. No powder and no mold.

7. Grifola frondosa fragments or debris, white or grayish white. No powder and no mold.

8, red broken red and yellow, the rest with white broken.

9. The pine root in the middle of the coffin is not straight and looks like rotten wood. No matter the color, it is loose and light. Each root must be surrounded by 2/3 poria cocos. The diameter of pine root is not more than 2.5 cm, and there is no mildew.

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