Poria Cocos Powder

What is Poria Cocos(Fu Ling) Powder?

Poria Cocos Powder was extracted from dried sclerotia of Poria Cocos (Schw.)Wolf.Poria cocos is an annual or perennial fungus.

✔ GMO Status：This product is GMO free
✔ Irradiation： This product has not been irradiated
✔ Allergen： This product does not contain any allergen
✔ Additive： This product without the use of artificial preservatives,flavors or colors.

Health effects supported by modern research

1. Enhance immunity
Poria cocos polysaccharide contained in Poria powder is the core active ingredient, which can stimulate the immune system, enhance the activity of immune cells such as macrophages and T-lymphocytes, and improve the body’s resistance to pathogens (bacteria, viruses), and can assist in the prevention of colds and other infectious diseases when taken in moderation over a long period of time.
2. Regulating metabolism, assisting in controlling sugar and lowering fat
Reducing blood sugar: research has found that Poria cocos polysaccharides can promote insulin secretion, improve glucose metabolism in the body, and have an auxiliary effect on the control of blood sugar in patients with diabetes mellitus (not a substitute for hypoglycemic drugs).
Lowering blood lipids: its components can inhibit fat deposition in the blood vessel wall and lower serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels, which has a positive significance in the prevention of atherosclerosis and hyperlipidaemia.
3. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
The polyphenols and triterpenoids in Poria Cocos have antioxidant effects, scavenging free radicals and slowing down cellular aging; at the same time, they can inhibit the release of inflammatory factors, aiding in the reduction of chronic inflammatory reactions in the body.
4. Other practical value
As a therapeutic ingredient: Poria powder has a mild taste and no obvious odour, it can be added into porridge, soup and pastry (such as Poria cake), which is both nutritious and tonic, suitable for daily health care.
Auxiliary beauty: Chinese medicine believes that ‘a weak spleen is heavy with dampness, and a heavy dampness is heavy with spots on the face’, Poria powder, by strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness, can improve facial greasiness, pigmentation, acne and other problems caused by dampness, and some topical masks will also add its components

Precautions

Contraindications: For those with Yin deficiency (prone to dry mouth, hot hands, feet and heart), Cold Slippery Sperm (fear of cold and spermatorrhea), and Qi deficiency (e.g. gastric ptosis, uterine prolapse), caution is required so as not to aggravate the symptoms.
Suggestions for consumption: as a dietary therapy, the daily dosage is generally 10-15 grams, excess may cause slight bloating; if used to regulate the disease, need to be used under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, to avoid blindly taking.
In conclusion, Poria cocos powder is a natural ingredient with both medicinal and health values, and its reasonable use can play a positive role in eliminating dampness, strengthening the spleen and tranquilising the mind, but it should be combined with one’s own constitution to avoid abuse.