Poria cocos and Alpinia oxyphylla porridge

I believe that few friends have heard of Poria cocos and Alpinia oxyphylla porridge. Let me give you a detailed explanation below.

Poria cocos and Alpinia oxyphylla porridge

Drooling is a symptom of "jaw stagnation" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a symptom of saliva flowing out of the mouth involuntarily. It can be caused by excessive saliva secretion, swallowing disorder, or incomplete mouth closure, or oral inflammation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is caused by heat accumulation in the spleen and stomach and spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.

Introduction to Poria cocos and Alpinia oxyphylla porridge

Source: "Bu Yao Xiao Xiao Pediatric Prescriptions"

Ingredients: 30-50 grams each of Alpinia oxyphylla, white Poria cocos and glutinous rice.

How to make Poria cocos and Alpinia oxyphylla porridge

Grind Alpinia oxyphylla and White Poria cocos into fine powder, cook porridge with glutinous rice, then add the powder and cook for a while until the porridge is thick.

Usage: Take twice a day, morning and evening, warm. Use for 5-7 days.

The efficacy of Poria cocos and Alpinia oxyphylla porridge

Efficacy: nourishes the spleen, warms the kidney and consolidates qi. Suitable for children with drooling and enuresis.

Note: It is not suitable for people with heat accumulation in spleen and stomach.

Poria cocos is the dried sclerotium of the plant Poria cocos of the family Polyporaceae. Poria cocos contains p-pachymannan, acetylpachymic acid, pachymic acid, gum, chitin, protein, fat, sterol, lecithin, glucose, adenine, histidine, choline, p-pachymannan decomposing enzyme, lipase, protease and other ingredients.

Herbal Benefits

Poria cocos is sweet, light and flat in nature. It has the effects of dispelling dampness and promoting diuresis, benefiting the spleen and stomach, calming the mind and tranquilizing the nerves. It is suitable for treating symptoms such as difficulty urinating, edema, phlegm and cough, vomiting, diarrhea, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness and nightmares.

Modern medical research shows that Poria cocos polysaccharide has the effect of enhancing human immune function, and regular consumption can enhance the body's ability to resist disease and cancer.