Poria is not usually eaten raw, it is a medicinal and food substances, as a medicinal material, more decoction soup, into the pills or made into a proprietary Chinese medicine, etc.; as food, can be cooked porridge, cakes, etc., note that the active ingredient of a single drug is limited, the specific use of medication, please follow the instructions of the doctor. Poria has the effect of strengthening the spleen and tranquilizing the heart, inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the flow of water to dispel dampness), and can be decocted into soup or taken in pills and powder, for example: with Astragalus and Angelica, it is Gui Spleen Soup, which is for treating deficiency of the heart and spleen (the heart and the spleen), and insufficient qi and blood; and with Atractylodes macrocephala, Coix Seed, and Chinese yam to make Ginseng and Atractylodes Macrocephala, for treating deficiency of spleen with dampness and so on. It can also be made into Chinese medicines such as Ling Gui Cough and Asthma Capsules. Poria as food, usually and round-grained rice made of Poria porridge to eat, can also be made into cakes, or directly cooked to eat, generally not eaten raw. Poria as a medicine should not be used together with Ampelopsis, Gentiana, Gouma, Dijie, Xionghuang and other traditional Chinese medicines, and should be used with caution in cases of qi deficiency and sinking or yin deficiency without dampness-heat. In addition, the active ingredients of a single herb are limited and only play an auxiliary role, and do not have the therapeutic effect of using multiple herbs in combination. If you feel unwell and need to use medication, please go to the hospital and use it under the guidance of a doctor.