Five-fingered walnut and Poria cocos are different in plant species, drug efficacy, effects and other aspects.
Five-fingered hairy peach is the root of Ficus caricaulata of the mulberry family, sweet in taste, flat in nature, belonging to the liver meridian; Poria cocos is the dried tuber of Sarsaparilla glabra of the lily family, sweet in taste, light in nature, flat in nature, belonging to the liver, stomach meridian.
Five-fingered hairy peach has the effect of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the lung, promoting qi and dampness, and relaxing the tendons and activating the collaterals; Poria cocos has the effect of clearing away heat and removing toxins, inducing dampness and clearing the joints.
Five Finger Hairy Peach can be used to treat edema caused by spleen deficiency, fatigue, loss of appetite, cough, night sweating (sweating abnormally after going to sleep, and sweating stops after waking up), rheumatism, joint swelling and pain, bruises and other diseases.
Tu Fu Ling is mainly used for the treatment of syphilitic wet sores, and can also be used for the treatment of dampness with abnormalities, eczema, itching and other conditions.
The drug needs to be used under the guidance of a physician.