Poria cocos tastes sweet, light and neutral. Taking some poria cocos properly can strengthen the spleen and stomach, calm the heart and soothe the nerves. In addition, friends who are in poor health often eat some poria cocos in their lives, which is also very helpful to enhance human immune function. In fact, Poria cocos also has anti-tumor and liver protection effects. Poria cocos can also promote diuresis and moisten without hurting healthy qi. If there are symptoms such as bad urination, stagnant water and dampness in daily life, eating Poria cocos is a good choice, which can effectively alleviate the condition.
In addition, Poria cocos has the unique effects of invigorating spleen, tonifying lung and spleen, and treating qi deficiency. Poria cocos can also be used to treat cough due to phlegm retention, phlegm dampness entering menstruation, shoulder and back pain, etc.
But Poria cocos is a medicinal material after all, and eating it will have some side effects. Poria cocos has diuretic effect. If taken in excess, it will lead to excessive urination, damage the foundation of the human body and cause great damage to vitality. At the same time, the symptoms of patients with kidney deficiency will be aggravated after eating, and even nocturnal emission will occur, so we should pay attention to the dosage and the use of special people.
I believe many friends have heard of the saying that poria cocos treats alopecia. Can poria cocos grow hair? Can Poria really cure alopecia?
Hair loss is very common in daily life. Generally speaking, hair loss is related to genetic factors, endocrine and mental state. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that alopecia can be divided into blood dryness type and damp-heat type. Poria cocos has the effects of strengthening the spleen, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, and has a certain effect on damp-heat alopecia. Poria cocos is helpful for hair growth, but the effect of hair growth can not be achieved simply through Poria cocos, and the effect of hair growth varies from person to person.
In daily life, Poria cocos generally has two forms, one is Poria cocos powder and the other is Poria cocos block. Many people want to know how to eat poria cocos, so how to eat poria cocos? What are the ways to eat poria cocos?
Poria cocos can be eaten with purslane. Boil fresh Poria and Portulaca oleracea in water. After cooking for half an hour, remove the residue, add appropriate amount of japonica rice to cook porridge, and add salt to taste. This method can not only treat diarrhea and other symptoms, but also nourish the stomach. Poria cocos can stew crucian carp soup with Atractylodes macrocephala. This method has the effect of treating limbs weakness, chlorosis and other symptoms.
Poria cocos can be washed with water. Grind Poria into powder and take it with cold water. It is best to drink on an empty stomach every morning. Long-term persistence can strengthen the body and delay aging!
If you want to cook poria cocos faster, you'd better soak it for a few hours before cooking. It is generally recommended that Poria cocos be washed and shredded before cooking.
I believe that through the above introduction, everyone has a general understanding of Poria cocos, and taking some Poria cocos in daily life is still very conducive to promoting health.