Taken together with Poria has the effects of inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the flow of water to dispel dampness), benefiting the qi and strengthening the spleen, etc. It can be used for treating edema and urination, and deficiency of qi in the spleen and stomach.
Five-fingered hairy peach is the dried root of Ficus cochinchinensis of the mulberry family, belonging to a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is sweet in nature and slightly warm. It belongs to the lung, spleen, stomach, large intestine and liver meridians. It has the effects of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen, dispelling phlegm and resolving dampness, and relaxing the tendons and activating the collaterals. It is clinically used to treat symptoms such as lung deficiency, phlegm asthma, spleen and stomach qi deficiency, limb tiredness and weakness, low food intake and abdominal distension, and edema. Clinical contraindications and adverse reactions are not clear.
Poria, sweet, light, flat. It belongs to heart, lung, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the effects of nourishing the heart, strengthening the spleen, inducing diuresis and seeping dampness, and is clinically used in the treatment of edema and low urine output, phlegm-drinking palpitations (caused by phlegm-drinking and evil qi upwardly violating the dizziness and palpitations), loose stools (thin and unshaped feces) and diarrhea, and restlessness of the heart and mind. Yin deficiency without dampness and heat, cold and slippery semen, qi deficiency and subsidence should be taken with caution.
Therefore, when taken together with Poria, it has the effect of inducing diuresis and seeping dampness, benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen, and relaxing the tendons and activating the collaterals, and can be used to treat symptoms such as edema and urination, deficiency of qi in the spleen and stomach, and tiredness and weakness of the limbs.
When taking Chinese medicine to treat or regulate the body, it should be rationally applied under the diagnosis of professional Chinese medicine practitioners, and should not be used on its own, so as not to cause discomfort.