Pregnant women with relevant indications can take Poria under the guidance of a physician.
Poria is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with sweet taste, light flavor and flat nature, belonging to the heart meridian, lung meridian, spleen meridian and kidney meridian of the human body, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen to dispel dampness (by tonifying the spleen to make the dampness discharged), inducing water retention and eliminating oedema (by facilitating urination and eliminating oedema), and calming the heart and tranquillizing the mind.
The drug is commonly used in clinical practice to treat spleen deficiency and poor appetite, edema, insomnia and other conditions. During pregnancy, women can suffer from edema, loss of appetite, decreased sleep quality and other symptoms due to the growing and pressing of the fetus, and consuming Poria can alleviate the above mentioned discomforts, so pregnant women are allowed to consume Poria.
During the application of Poria, pregnant women are forbidden to consume green onion and vinegar; the application of Poria can lead to the aggravation of the original condition in those who have the evidence of yin deficiency and dampness-heat, deficiency cold and less spermatozoa, and qi deficiency and sinking, and should not be applied.
The use of Chinese herbs need to be used under the guidance of a professional physician, so as to avoid the improper use of drugs leading to adverse consequences.