Here are some common Chinese herbal medicines for nourishing the spleen and stomach:
1、 Ginseng
-Nature and Taste Returning to the Classic: Sweet taste, slightly bitter, slightly warm nature. Return to the spleen, lung, heart, and kidney meridians.
-Effect: It greatly replenishes vital energy, strengthens the pulse, nourishes the spleen and lungs, generates fluids and nourishes blood, soothes the mind and improves intelligence. It has a good improvement effect on loss of appetite, fatigue, and shortness of breath caused by spleen and stomach qi deficiency.
-For example, people with weak spleen and stomach can take appropriate formulas such as ginseng and spleen strengthening pills under the guidance of a doctor, which contain ginseng to have the effect of strengthening the spleen and nourishing qi.
2、 Atractylodes macrocephala
-Nature and taste belong to the meridian: bitter and sweet in taste, warm in nature. Returning to the spleen and stomach meridian.
-Effect: invigorate spleen and qi, dry dampness and promote diuresis, stop sweating, and stabilize pregnancy. It can effectively improve symptoms such as diarrhea, bloating, and fatigue caused by spleen and stomach weakness.
-For example, in some formulas for strengthening the spleen and stomach, such as Si Jun Zi Tang and Shen Ling Bai Zhu San, Bai Zhu is an important component medicine.
3、 Poria cocos
-Nature and taste are regulated by the meridian: sweet and light in taste, and flat in nature. Heart, lung, spleen, and kidney meridians.
-Effect: Relieve water and dampness, invigorate the spleen, and calm the heart. It has a good therapeutic effect on poor appetite, diarrhea, edema, etc. caused by spleen and stomach weakness accompanied by dampness obstruction.
-For example, it is often used in combination with other spleen strengthening drugs, such as in Bazhen cake, Poria cocos is combined with various spleen strengthening herbs to nourish the spleen and stomach.
4、 Yam
-Nature and Taste Return to the Classic: Sweet taste, balanced nature. Return to the spleen, lung, and kidney meridians.
-Effect: Nourish the spleen and stomach, generate fluids and benefit the lungs, nourish the kidneys and astringent essence. It can not only nourish the spleen and stomach, but also benefit the spleen yin, and has a peaceful nature without dryness or greasiness. It is a good medicine for calming and nourishing the spleen and stomach.
-For example, it can be consumed alone, such as steaming and cooking yam, or it can be used in prescriptions, such as using yam to nourish the spleen and kidneys in Liuwei Dihuang Pills.
5、 Coix seed
-Sexual taste is regulated by the meridian: sweet and light in taste, cool in nature. Return to the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians.
-Effect: Relieve water and dampness, invigorate the spleen and stop diarrhea, relieve rheumatism, discharge pus, detoxify and disperse nodules. It has a certain therapeutic effect on diarrhea, edema, and other conditions caused by spleen deficiency and excessive dampness.
-For example, it is often used in combination with other medicines for strengthening the spleen and removing dampness. For example, in Shen Ling Bai Zhu San, Coix seed works together with Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, and other herbs to enhance the spleen and remove dampness.
6、 Codonopsis pilosula
-Nature and Taste Return to the Classic: Sweet taste, balanced nature. Returning to the spleen and lung meridian.
-Effect: Nourish the spleen and lungs, nourish blood and produce fluids. Can be used for spleen and lung qi deficiency, food deficiency and fatigue, cough deficiency and asthma, etc. Its function is gentle and it is a commonly used product for nourishing the middle and qi.
-For example, in some formulas for regulating the spleen and stomach, such as Xiangsha Liujunzi Tang and Codonopsis pilosula, they are often used as one of the main drugs to enhance spleen and stomach function.
7、 Sha Ren
-Nature and taste belong to the meridian: pungent in taste, warm in nature. Return to the spleen, stomach, and kidney meridians.
-Effect: Relieve dampness and stimulate appetite, warm the spleen and stop diarrhea, regulate qi and stabilize the fetus. It has a good therapeutic effect on abdominal distension, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach dampness obstruction and qi stagnation.
-For example, it is often used in combination with Magnolia officinalis, Chenpi, etc. to enhance the effects of dispelling dampness, promoting qi circulation, stimulating appetite, and strengthening the spleen.