Patients with cold-dampness trapped in the spleen can be treated with Houpu Wenzhong Tang (厚朴温中汤) plus subtractions under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner. Cold-dampness trapping the spleen means that cold-dampness exuberates in the body (cold and dampness accumulate in the body) and traps the spleen yang. Symptoms include bloating and stuffiness in the abdomen, dullness (lack of appetite, reduced food intake), vomiting and nausea, blandness of the mouth and lack of thirst, abdominal pain and loose stools (loose feces that are thin and unshaped), heaviness of the head and the body, yellowish and dull eyes and a high amount of leukorrhea in women, and so on. Houpu Wenzhong Tang is composed of Jiang Houpu, Chenpi, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparatae, Poria, Mucuna Pruriens, Fructus Myristica Officinalis and Radix et Rhizoma Gingko, with the efficacy of moving qi and removing fullness, warming the middle Jiao and drying dampness, and it is suitable for the treatment of cold-dampness and stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach, which is characterized by distension of the epigastric region, pain in the epigastric region, and a lack of desire for food. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this formula are not clear. If symptoms of cold and dampness trapped in the spleen occur, it is recommended to consult a doctor for a clear diagnosis, and select the prescription and medication under the guidance of the doctor, not self-medication.