Poria can be used as traditional Chinese medicine, and it is mostly used raw, but it can also be shelled and processed into mature Poria drink tablets for use.
The source of Poria is the dried fungus of Poria, family Polyporaceae, which is sweet, light and flat in nature, with the effects of diuresis, dampness, spleen and heart, and can be used in the treatment of edema and urinary deficiency, phlegm and vertigo palpitation, deficiency of the spleen with little food, loose stools and diarrhea, as well as disturbed mind and spirit and palpitation and insomnia, and so on.
Cooked Poria concoction method is to take several Poria (i.e., Poria excavated to remove sediment, stacked “sweating” and then spread out to dry the surface, and then “sweating”, repeated several times to the internal moisture is largely dissipated after the appearance of wrinkles) soaked and washed, moistened slightly steamed and cut into pieces or thick slices Sun-dried and become.
Raw Poria and cooked Poria both efficacy and role is not fundamentally different, but the specific selection is recommended under the guidance of Chinese medicine practitioners to identify the evidence, not blindly used on their own.