Poria and Poria cocos have different medicinal parts and different effects. For example, Poria cocos is the dried fungus Poria cocos kernel, and Poria cocos is the dried fungus Poria cocos kernel of Poria cocos kernel in the middle of the white part of the pine branch or pine root.
The efficacy and role of the two are also different, Poria has the effect of diuresis and seepage of dampness (to promote the operation of water to get rid of dampness), strengthen the spleen and tranquilize the heart, used for edema and urine, phlegm-drinking vertigo palpitations (due to phlegm-drinking (water metabolism disorders caused by the formation of the pathological products of the evil) evil caused by vertigo and palpitations), spleen deficiency and poor food, loose stools (feces sparse and not shaped) and diarrhea, restlessness of the heart and soul, palpitations and insomnia and other disorders.
Poria has the efficacy of tranquilizing the heart, tranquilizing the mind and inducing diuresis, and is useful in treating conditions such as palpitations due to heart deficiency, forgetfulness, insomnia, eclampsia, and dysuria (unruly urination).
When patients need to take Poria and Fu Shen, it is recommended to do so under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and not on their own.