The effects of almonds, poria cocos and yam are: almonds relieve cough and asthma, laxative and laxative; poria diuresis and seepage of dampness (to promote the flow of water to dispel dampness), strengthen the spleen, and tranquilize the heart; yam benefits the qi and nourishes the yin, replenishes the spleen, lungs and kidneys, and consolidates the essence and stops the bandage.
1. Almonds: bitter, slightly warm, slightly toxic; belonging to the lung, large intestine meridian. With cough and asthma, laxative effect; can be used for cough and asthma, intestinal dryness formed constipation, pinworms and vulvar pruritus. Yin deficiency cough and asthma and loose stools should not be used, the product has a small poison, the dosage should not be too large, infants should be used with caution.
2. Poria: sweet, light, flat, attributed to the heart, spleen, kidney meridian. It has the effect of diuresis, dampness, spleen and heart; it is used in the treatment of oedema of various cold and heat, treating phlegm (pathological products formed by impaired water metabolism), diarrhea in spleen deficiency, palpitation and insomnia, etc. It is not recommended for people with deficiency cold and essence. Cold and deficiency of the essence of slippery people should not be used.
3. Chinese yam: properties of sweet, flat, to the spleen, lung, kidney meridian. It has the effect of benefiting qi and nourishing yin, tonifying the spleen, lungs and kidneys, fixing essence and stopping bandages; it can be used to treat diseases caused by spleen deficiency, lung deficiency, kidney deficiency, and thirst of qi and yin deficiency. When used, it should be noted that the use of raw and fried yam is prohibited in solid cases.
The use of Chinese medicine, need to be under the guidance of a doctor to identify the evidence of the combination, not to buy a single drug to use, to avoid not understanding the medicinal properties of the wrong or aggravate the condition.