Poria cocos is an alias, and the prescription is called Poria cocos.
It is a parasitic plant of Polyporaceae, which is often decayed by pine parasitism as matrix, and its dry sclerotia is used as medicine. It belongs to Basidiomycetes, Polyporaceae, Polyporaceae, and its scientific name is Poria (Schw. ) Wolf.
Alias: Poria, Poria, Poria, Poria, Poria, Jingling, Poria, Wan 'an, Erling, Ling Min and Pine Poria;
Poria flavor: sweet and light, flat; Meridian tropism: heart tropism, lung tropism and spleen tropism; Efficacy: invigorating spleen, calming nerves, promoting diuresis and enhancing immunity. Known as one of the "four kings and eight treasures" of traditional Chinese medicine, it is an important medicine for compatibility of various prescriptions and an important raw material for Chinese patent medicines. It is often used in medicated diets and health foods, such as poria cocos cakes, poria cocos buns and poria cocos tea, which are all famous and delicious foods.
The main bioactive components of Poria cocos include pachymic acid, pachymic acid, dehydropachymic acid, pachymic acid and pachyman. Pharmacological studies have proved that it has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, anti-tumor, sedative, diuretic and antiemetic effects. In recent years, Poria cocos is considered to have the functions of anti-tumor, regulating the secretion of immunoglobulin by B lymphocytes in mice and human beings, and regulating the secretion of four cytokines, such as IL- 1, IL-6, TNF-α and TGF-β.