At present, Poria has no particularly obvious harm or side effects on the kidney.
The medicinal properties of Poria are sweet, light and flat. Attributed to the heart, lung, spleen and kidney meridians, its efficacy has diuresis and seepage of dampness, strengthen the spleen, and tranquilize the heart. It is used for edema and urine, phlegm, palpitations, spleen deficiency, loose stools and diarrhea, restlessness, palpitations and insomnia.
Poria is calm in nature, no cold and hot bias, diuresis without harming the yin, is a diuresis to remove dampness of the important medicine, can be used to treat cold, heat, deficiency and all kinds of edema. Poria is good at draining water and dampness, so that dampness does not gather and phlegm has no reason to be born, which can cure the phlegm of vertigo and palpitations.
Poria can also be used for treating spleen deficiency with little food, loose stools and diarrhea; Poria can also nourish the heart and spleen and tranquilize the heart and mind, and is often used in the treatment of restlessness, palpitations and insomnia.
The pharmacopoeia does not record that Poria is harmful to the kidneys or has side effects. If you need to use drugs, you should use Chinese medicine under the guidance of a professional physician, do not blindly use your own medicine.