Healthy medicine

Poria cocos is derived from the dried sclerotia of the Polyporaceae fungus Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf.

Excavated from July to September, after digging out, remove the sand, pile it up to "sweat", spread it out to dry until the surface is dry, and then "sweat" again, repeat it several times until wrinkles appear and the internal moisture After most of it is lost, dry it in the shade. Or cut fresh Poria cocos into different parts and dry it in the shade.

"Shen Nong's Materia Medica" lists Poria cocos as the top grade, and believes that it has the effect of "maintaining the chest and ribs and counteracting Qi... promoting urination, taking it for a long time to soothe the soul and nourish the mind, prevent hunger and prolong life".

Tao Hongjing also called it an elixir that "nourishes the mind and changes the spirit, harmonizes the soul and refines the soul".

"Illustrations and Materia Medica" records: "The Poria cocos powder is soaked in wine and honey for more than a month to make a very sweet Poria cocos cake."

Su Shi's "Dongpo" The method of making Poria cocos is recorded in "Miscellaneous Notes": "Take nine steamed flax (i.e. sesame), peel the Poria cocos and add a little white honey as a cake. As time goes by, the strength will not decline and all diseases will go away. This is the key to longevity."

The "Yin Shan Zheng Yao" of the Yuan Dynasty contains Poria wine, which is made by steaming rice with Poria juice and adding distiller's yeast.

Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" of the Ming Dynasty stated that if one piece of Poria cocos is soaked in wine, "for a hundred days, the body will be moist, the body will be moist, the life will be prolonged and hunger will be resisted, and the face will be like a child's face." It is called "Poria cocos porridge is clear at the top and solid at the bottom".

(1) In the shape of spherical, oval, cubic or irregular thick slices.

(2) Weight, solid texture, not easily broken, granular cross-section, some with fissures, light brown outer layer, white inner layer, a few light red, and some have pine roots in the middle.

(3) Slight breath, bland taste, sticky to teeth when chewed.

Traditional experience holds that those with solid body weight, no cracks, fine cross-sections and strong tooth adhesion are better.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, Poria cocos has a sweet, light, and flat taste; it returns to the heart, lung, and spleen meridians. It has the effects of expelling dampness and diluting water, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and calming the mind and calming the mind. It has a certain effect on edema, oliguria, phlegm, dizziness and palpitations, spleen deficiency, lack of food, loose stools and diarrhea.

1. Poria cocos cake

The formula is 250-500 grams each of white Poria cocos, rice flour and white sugar.

To prepare, grind the white Poria cocos into fine powder and sift it; then pour the white Poria cocos powder, rice flour and white sugar into a basin and mix well, add water to make a paste, use a pan and spread over low heat into pancakes.

Administer as needed.

It has the function of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. It is especially suitable for daily health care of the elderly. It can also be consumed by those with qi deficiency, weak appetite, poor appetite and loose stools.

2. Poria cocos and jujube porridge

The formula is 30 grams of poria powder, 60 grams of japonica rice, 5 jujubes, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Prepare jujube and remove pits, soak it with japonica rice and add water to cook together. When it is almost cooked, add poria powder and rock sugar and cook until cooked.

Usage: Take it with warm water, 2 to 3 times a day.

Its functions can strengthen the spleen and nourish the heart, diuretic and dampness, and calm the mind. Used for chronic diarrhea and insomnia due to spleen deficiency.

3. Poria cocos and chestnut porridge

The formula is 15 grams of Poria cocos, 25 grams of chestnuts, 10 jujubes, and 100 grams of japonica rice.

To prepare, add water and grind the seeds first, then add the semi-sweet rice slowly, stir well, and cook until the chestnuts are cooked. Can be flavored with sugar.

Usage: Take it with warm water, 2 to 3 times a day.

Functions: Tonify the spleen, promote dampness and stop diarrhea. It is used for weak stomach, reduced diet, and diarrhea with fast stool.

4. Poria cocos and barley cake

The formula is 30 grams each of poria, barley, and white flour, and an appropriate amount of sugar.

Grind the above into fine powder and press evenly into cakes, steam them.

Usage: Take with food, once a day.

Functions to strengthen the spleen and stomach. Suitable for children.

5. Poria cocos and chicken wontons ("Book of Elderly Care")

The formula is 50 grams of Poria cocos, an appropriate amount of chicken, 200 grams of flour, appropriate amounts of ginger, pepper, and salt

Grind the Poria cocos into a fine powder, knead it with flour and water to form a dough, chop the chicken into fine pieces, add ginger, pepper, and salt to make a filling, and wrap it into wontons. Cooking.

Usage: 1 time per day.

Functions: Replenishing the spleen and replenishing qi, appetizing and reducing qi. It is used for weak spleen and stomach, vomiting, less food, and indigestion.

6. Poria, Ophiopogon japonicus porridge ("Taiping Shenghui Prescription")

The formula is 15 grams each of Poria cocos and Ophiopogon japonicus, and 100 grams of corn.

Make porridge by adding corn and water; decoct the two medicinal herbs to obtain a thick juice. When the rice is half-cooked, add it and cook together.

Usage: Take it with warm water, 2 to 3 times a day.

Functions: It calms the mind and calms the mind, nourishes yin and relieves troubles. It is used for deficiency of heart yin, irritability and heat in the chest and chest, palpitation, insomnia, and dry mouth and tongue.

7. Appetizer soup

The formula is 15 grams of Poria cocos, 12 grams of Chinese yam, 30 grams each of grain sprouts and malt, and 1 fresh and dried duck gizzard each.

Usage: Make soup with the above ingredients and serve with food.

Functions: strengthening the spleen and appetizing. Suitable for children with indigestion and unwillingness to eat.

8. Poria cocos, tangerine peel and ginger juice tea

The formula is 25 grams of Poria cocos, 5 grams of tangerine peel, and 10 drops of ginger juice.

Usage: Decoct in water instead of tea. Add ginger juice when drinking.

Functions: Strengthen the spleen, regulate qi, and stop vomiting. Can be used to treat vomiting in pregnancy.

9. Poria and honey facial mask

The formula is 15 grams of Poria powder and 30 grams of honey.

To prepare, mix Poria cocos powder and honey into a paste.

Usage: Apply to face before going to bed at night and wash off with water the next morning.

Functions to nourish the skin and eliminate age spots and chloasma.

Patients with yin deficiency without dampness and heat, deficiency of cold and slippery essence, and qi deficiency and subsidence should be taken with caution.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Ma Lin is the envoy. Hates whiteness and convergence. Fears mung beetle, Diyu, realgar, platyrrhine, and tortoise shell."

"Treatise on the Properties of Medicine": "Avoid rice vinegar."

"The Origin of Medicine": "If it is taken as a small convenience, or taken several times, it will damage people's eyesight; if it is taken by many people, it will damage the vitality and longevity of the people."

"Shen Nong's Materia Medica": "The patient's kidneys are weak, and the small amount of water can't help, or he is deficient and cold, and his essence is clear and slippery, so he cannot take it."

"Depei Materia Medica": "Qi deficiency and depression, It should not be used if the water is dry or the mouth is dry. ”

Special statement

Non-clinical practitioners are not allowed to use the medicine without authorization to avoid adverse consequences. Patients must take medication under the guidance of a clinician.

Text/Xu Chuangeng

Source/WeChat public account "China Medical Science and Technology Press"