Poria Job’s tears and red kidney beans taken together are effective in seeping dampness, inducing diuresis and strengthening the spleen.
Poria has the effects of tranquilizing the heart, inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the flow of water to dispel dampness), and strengthening the spleen. This product can be used to treat edema and low urine output, phlegm-drinking vertigo and palpitations (vertigo and palpitations caused by phlegm-drinking and evil qi going upwards), deficiency of the spleen with low food intake, loose stools (thin and unshaped feces) and diarrhea, restlessness of the heart and mind, and insomnia with palpitations.
Job’s tear grains, also known as Coix lacryma, are effective in removing paralysis, inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness, detoxifying and dispersing knots, stopping diarrhea and strengthening the spleen, and draining pus.
This product can be used to treat foot fungus, edema, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, dysuria (irregular urination), dampness paralysis and constriction, lung carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle (carbuncle occurring in the intestines and bowels, manifested by fever, pain in the right side of the abdomen, and palpable lumps), cancerous tumors, and warts (sarcomas growing on the skin). Pregnant women should use this product with caution.
Red Kidney Bean has the efficacy of inducing water retention and eliminating swelling, draining pus and detoxifying toxins. This product can be used to treat edema and swelling, swollen feet, jaundice and urinary redness, rheumatism-heat paralysis (often manifested as burning, pain, redness and swelling of joints and muscles), carbuncle, swelling and sores, intestinal carbuncle and abdominal pain.
Poria cocos, red beans and Semen Coicis are used in combination with Poria cocos to seep away dampness, promote diuresis and strengthen the spleen, and are used in oedema, athlete’s foot, and diarrhea due to deficiency of the spleen. The use of medication must follow the doctor’s instructions, do not take without authorization, so as not to cause damage to the organism.