The difference between Poria cocos and Poria cocos lies in the source, efficacy and main treatment.
1. Source: Poria cocos is Poria cocos, which is the dried fungus of Poria cocos in the family of Poraceae; Poria cocos is the dried rhizome of Sarsaparilla glabra in the family of Liliaceae.
2. Effects: Poria cocos is a water-inducing and swelling-reducing medicine, which belongs to the heart and spleen meridians. It can diuretic, strengthen the spleen and tranquilize the heart. Poria cocos is flat in nature, sweet and light in flavor, and enters the liver and stomach meridians. It is a heat-clearing and detoxicating medicine, which can detoxify, remove dampness and benefit the joints.
3. Indications: Poria cocos can be used for edema and urination, phlegm-drinking and vertigo palpitation (vertigo and palpitation caused by phlegm-drinking and evil qi upward), spleen deficiency with little food, loose stools (loose and unshaped feces) and diarrhea, restlessness of the heart and mind, palpitation and insomnia. Poria cocos can be used in syphilis and mercury poisoning caused by contracture of limbs, tendon and bone pain, as well as damp-heat gonorrhea, dyspareunia, carbuncles and swellings and other diseases.
The use of Chinese medicine should be carried out under the guidance of a physician, and should not be taken on its own to avoid adverse consequences.