Poria cocos is a Chinese herbal medicine, which is the dry sclerotium of Poria cocos, a fungus of Polyporaceae. Sweet taste, flat nature, heart, lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered. It tastes a little sweet, but it's light, and usually it will be lighter after soaking in water.
Poria cocos soaked in water has certain effects of promoting diuresis, strengthening spleen and stomach, calming the heart and calming the nerves, and can be used to treat edema, oliguria, dizziness due to phlegm, spleen deficiency and anorexia.
What is the reason why Poria cocos has sour taste? The main consideration is poor preservation and deterioration.
Under normal circumstances, a good poria cocos is a white lump, which tastes sweet and light, and will not be sour. If Poria cocos has sour taste, it can be considered that it is not well preserved, which leads to the growth of bacteria and the deterioration of microorganisms in Poria cocos. Such poria cocos can't be eaten any more, otherwise it will increase the burden on the human stomach.
How much poria cocos is eaten at a time depends on the actual situation.
Poria cocos, as a Chinese herbal medicine, has good health care function. For people who use poria cocos for health care, they only need to eat about 8- 10 grams of poria cocos every day, and don't eat too much, so as not to delay the loss of the body.
However, patients who use poria cocos to treat diseases need to take medicine under the guidance of a doctor, generally around 15-30 grams, and distribute according to their own physique.
When is the best time to eat Poria cocos in a day? Poria cocos is mild in nature and has no specific eating time. You can eat it at any time of the day, morning or evening. It is generally recommended that Poria cocos be eaten only once a day.
Poria cocos, after all, is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, which has some side effects to some extent. Therefore, if the body has no special needs, it is not recommended to eat for a long time, otherwise it will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.