According to historical records, Cixi's longevity benefited from her regular diet and tonic prescription. 13 Changshou Buyi recipe, which she often takes, uses as many as 64 kinds of drugs, of which only 6 kinds use more than 45%, and Poria cocos is the highest, reaching 78%, which is the first tonic for the western empress dowager.
How does Poria cocos become the first choice to prolong life with its "real skill"? Is it really so magical to turn a blind eye to Chinese medicine?
Poria cocos, also known as Poria cocos and Pinus massoniana, is a medicinal fungus parasitic on the roots of Korean pine and Pinus massoniana. In the Pharmacopoeia Notes Beads, also known as immortal noodles, it is considered to be the food taken by immortals and has the effect of health care.
It is also recorded in Shennong Materia Medica that Poria has a good sedative effect, and it can also induce diuresis and stop vomiting. Compendium of Materia Medica also records that Poria cocos can cure head wind deficiency and dizziness, and also has nourishing effect on fatigue symptoms such as soreness of waist and knees.
Therefore, it is precisely because of the various functions of Poria cocos that Poria cocos has long been a Chinese herbal medicine and a good food supplement. Poria cocos is sweet in taste and warm in nature, which can not only strengthen the body resistance, but also dispel pathogenic factors, benefit the spleen and stomach, induce diuresis, calm the heart and soothe the nerves. Can be used for the symptomatic treatment of spleen and stomach weakness, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, palpitation and insomnia, amnesia, dreaminess and dysuria.
In the specific clinical application, modern medicine is widely used in Poria cocos.
Osmotic effect: Poria cocos has diuretic effect, so clinically, Poria cocos can be used for symptomatic treatment of edema caused by diseases such as urinary retention and ascites. Poria cocos has no obvious diuretic effect on healthy people, but it has obvious diuretic characteristics on patients with edema caused by nephropathy. Moreover, in clinic, the curative effect is more significant when it is used dialectically with other drugs.
Sweating: clinically, for some patients with hyperhidrosis symptoms, such as night sweats, spontaneous sweating, mental fatigue, etc., eating poria cocos will have a good effect. Clinically, there was once a patient with hyperhidrosis who was sweating at night. The doctor asked him to take poria cocos, and his symptoms eased immediately.
Ningxin: In addition, Poria has a good effect on insomnia, palpitation and insomnia. Relieve the symptoms of insomnia and improve the quality of sleep, which can be alleviated and improved through the conditioning of Poria cocos.
Convergent qi: Poria cocos also has a good effect of converging vitality, consolidating kidney and nourishing yuan in terms of symptoms such as nocturnal emission and premature ejaculation.
Clinically, Poria cocos is mainly used with Dangshen, Atractylodes macrocephala, Yam, Ophiopogon japonicus and Chenpi.
The combination of Poria cocos and Codonopsis pilosula is helpful to osmotic dampness, and can also play the role and effect of invigorating spleen and benefiting qi. Can be used for relieving fatigue and treating diseases such as anorexia and loose stool.
Poria cocos combined with Atractylodes macrocephala can treat dizziness, dysuria and edema, such as Gui Ling Shugan Decoction.
The compatibility of Poria cocos and Dioscorea opposita can supplement and penetrate, and the effective combination of them has a good effect on relieving the symptoms of spleen-stomach disharmony.
Poria cocos not only has medicinal value, but also can be made into food in daily life and continue to play its due role. For example, Poria cocos cakes, Poria cocos bean paste buns and other foods made by Poria cocos are delicious and healthy. In addition, Poria cocos can be used to cook porridge or make tea, which can also relieve diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, palpitation and insomnia and other symptoms.
In daily life, if you eat poria cocos, you should also eat it according to your own physical symptoms to prevent some opposite effects. When using poria cocos for medical treatment, you should take the medicine according to the doctor's arrangement, and don't change the dosage or the compatibility of Chinese herbal medicines casually. In a word, Poria cocos is a good thing with good curative effect, but it needs to be symptomatic to play its due role and curative effect.
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