Poria cocos, commonly known as Poria cocos and Tricholoma matsutake, is a fungus parasitic on the roots of pine trees. It is shaped like a sweet potato, with a dark brown skin and a white or pink skin. Its protozoa is a dry hard fungus of Poria cocos, which is mostly parasitic on the roots of Pinus massoniana or Korean pine. Poria cocos is flat in nature, sweet and light in taste, and can enter the heart, lung, spleen and kidney meridians. It is a very important Chinese herbal medicine for invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis. Poria cocos has many functions. You can take it in porridge and stew every day, but because of its medicinal value, you should not take too much. The specific effects are as follows. Diuretic and detumescence. Poria cocos is one of the important Chinese herbal medicines, which can be used to treat edema caused by cold and heat, fatigue and other reasons. Strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea. Smilax glabra can strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea, especially good at treating diarrhea symptoms caused by spleen deficiency and dampness.

For diarrhea caused by abnormal movement of spleen deficiency, Smilax glabra has the effect of treating both the symptoms and root causes, and is often combined with Dangshen, Atractylodes macrocephala and Dioscorea opposita. It can be used as adjuvant for invigorating lung and spleen and treating qi deficiency. 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 qi and blood deficiency. Enhance immune function. Pachyman can improve the immune function of human body, and taking pachyman can improve the cellular immune function of the elderly. Anti-cancer: including anti-cancer vitamins, trace elements and amino acids, eating Smilax glabra can inhibit the formation of cancer cells, destroy the DNA of cancer cells, and eliminate carcinogenic free radicals in the body. Smilax glabra is very effective in preventing or treating cancer.

Treat colds and coughs. Poria cocos has a certain therapeutic effect on colds, especially for damp-heat colds, which can cause cough, excessive phlegm, and even symptoms such as weakness of hands and feet, fatigue and low back pain. In this case, Poria cocos can be used to cook porridge or stew soup to achieve the purpose of adjuvant treatment. The main functions of Poria cocos are strengthening the spleen, tonifying the middle energizer, inducing diuresis, calming the heart and calming the nerves. If used together with Schisandra chinensis and Atractylodes macrocephala, it can treat all kinds of edema and dysuria. If edema is not completely cured, it will easily lead to spleen and kidney yang deficiency. At this time, ginger and aconite can be added. Although Smilax glabra can achieve the effect of strengthening the spleen and prevent diarrhea, it should be noted that if there is dry mouth, it cannot be used alone.