The latest harvest and processing of Poria cocos

Poria cocos is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which has a very large planting area in China, and its use history is relatively long. Poria cocos has a variety of work, such as invigorating the spleen and calming the heart, diuresis and dampness, which can be used for the treatment of restlessness, palpitation and insomnia. When we plant Poria cocos, we should not only do a good job in management. Also pay attention to do a good job in harvesting and processing work to ensure output, then the editor below for you to introduce the harvest and processing of Poria cocos, let's have a look!

1. Mature standard

When planting Poria cocos, we must pay attention to observe the growth of Poria cocos and judge whether they are mature or not. After Poria cocos mature, cracks will generally appear in the topsoil of the ground, and about half a month after filling the cracks, if there is no more cracks, then Poria cocos will be basically mature. Then we can also judge according to the skin of Poria cocos, generally mature Poria cocos skin color is brown. And rough and crack-free, if the skin color jet-black, then Poria cocos has been over-mature, this time must be timely harvest, to avoid decay in the ground.

2. Harvesting method

In the harvest of Poria cocos, we must pay attention not to hurt Poria cocos, to avoid Poria cocos wounds, affecting the quality of Poria cocos. The main harvesting method is digging. After digging out, wash off the soil on the fresh Poria cocos with water. Then put the washed Poria cocos in a ventilated place, keeping the height of 15cm or so with the ground. Then before putting Poria cocos, we should pay attention to laying straw, and then put it in different stages according to the harvest time and size of Poria cocos. After putting Poria cocos, we should also pay attention to laying the right amount of straw above. Then turn Poria cocos once in about two days, try to keep all Poria cocos exchange positions, promote uniform sweating, and start processing after about a week or so.

3. Processing method

Raw cutting method

Raw cut method in the second week to continue sweating work, the same two days or so turn once, in half a month or so, Poria cocos on the epidermis grow white hyphae. Then take it out and remove the mycelium. Then properly dry the moisture of Poria cocos until the skin of Poria cocos is dried and wrinkled. Then cut off the skin of Poria cocos and bask it into Poria cocos skin. Then cut the meat into small pieces about 1cm, keep each piece of uniform size, and then dry it. If there is a rainy day, it should be done by drying.

Ripening method

The cooked method should be carried out on a sunny day. First of all, we should cut the Poria cocos into pieces of suitable size, and then steam the blocks with a steamer. After the steam cage, do not take it out, use a toothpick to insert a small piece, if the toothpick is not dipped in Poria cocos powder, then it has reached the standard of cooked cutting. Then let the Poria cocos cool, cut it into small pieces about 1cm, and then dry it.

The above is a brief introduction to the harvest and processing of Poria cocos. The harvesting method of Poria cocos is relatively simple, but we should pay attention to the strength and do not let Poria cocos get hurt. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for your reading and support.