Poria & Coix Congee
Ingredients
- Poria (fuling) 15 g
- Coix seed (yiyiren) 30 g
- Rice 50 g
Principle
Poria strengthens the spleen and percolates damp; coix strengthens the spleen and drains damp. Targets the recovery-phase constitution of spleen deficiency with damp excess when effusion recurs (syndrome differentiation required).
Effects & uses
For the recovery phase when the body feels heavy, the tongue coating is white and greasy, and effusion keeps returning without fully clearing.
Method
- Rinse poria and coix; cook with rice into congee.
How to use
- Eat warm as breakfast or part of a main meal.
Caution
Use coix cautiously in pregnancy. Cold-damp obstruction pattern may need warming, unblocking approaches in parallel (pattern required). Does not replace treatment aimed at synovitis or the primary disease. Daily dietary food care is not a substitute for medication.
Source
Grain Rain damp-season spleen-tonifying notes, Hubei Provincial Third People’s Hospital (fuling–coix congee for joint effusion with cold-damp obstruction). Pending manual verification.