The most suitable medicine for children with weak spleen and stomach should depend on the patient’s specific condition, and it is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions to choose the appropriate medicine. Commonly used medicines for weak spleen and stomach include Ginseng Pills for Strengthening the Spleen, Ginseng Ling Baijusan, Radix Rehmanniae Pills, etc. However, the above medicines should be used under the guidance of a doctor. However, the above medicines should be used under the guidance of a doctor and should not be used blindly by oneself.
1. Ginseng Pill for Strengthening the Spleen: composed of poria, yam, tangerine peel, wood incense, etc., it has the effect of strengthening the spleen, benefiting the qi, harmonizing the stomach and stopping diarrhea, and it is often used in the treatment of dietary inactivity caused by weakness of the spleen and stomach, stuffy and noisy epigastric region (the stomach has a feeling similar to hunger, emptiness with burning heat), nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and loose stools (loose and unshapely feces), lack of food and drink, and weakness and tiredness, etc. Patients with cold and fever should not take it. It should not be taken by patients with cold and fever.
2. Ginseng, Poria, Atractylodes Macrocephalae, Chinese yam, etc. It has the effect of tonifying the spleen and stomach and benefiting the lungs and qi, and can be used for treating weak spleen and stomach, loose stools with little food, shortness of breath and cough, and tiredness and fatigue. It is not recommended for those who have diarrhea with loose stools and a feeling of falling in the anus.
3. Radix Rehmanniae Pill: composed of Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Codonopsis, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix et Rhizoma Ginger, etc. It has the effect of warming the middle part of the body and strengthening the spleen, and is used for the symptoms of coldness in the spleen and stomach, cold pain in the epigastric region (the stomach and the epigastric region feel cold and painful), vomiting and diarrhea, and lack of warmth in the hands and feet. This medicine should not be taken when one has a cold.