Poria cocos, commonly known as Poria cocos, Poria cocos and Poria cocos, is a fungal plant parasitic on the roots of pine trees. It is shaped like a sweet potato, with a dark brown skin and a white or pink interior. Its 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. Produced in Yunnan, Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Sichuan and other places. The ancients called Poria cocos a "four-season medicine" because Poria cocos has a wide range of effects, regardless of the four seasons. When it is combined with various drugs, it can exert its unique efficacy regardless of cold and heat and rheumatism. Poria cocos is sweet, light and flat. When taking medicine, it has the functions of diuresis, invigorating spleen and stomach, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Modern medical research: Poria cocos can enhance the immune function of the body, and Poria cocos polysaccharide has obvious anti-tumor and liver protection effects. However, those who are deficient in cold and slippery, or those who are deficient in qi, should not take it.
Poria cocos, can help the orifices to eliminate dampness, can help the orifices to enjoy wisdom, and guide turbidity to produce fluid; Eliminating dampness will drain water, dry the spleen, tonify the middle energizer and strengthen the stomach; Relieve convulsion, stop epilepsy, moisten intestines and relax bowels, treat phlegm and cure the root cause, and help drugs to decline. It tastes slightly sweet, so it is called tonifying yang. However, the more you make up, the more you eat, the most harmful to your eyes.
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