Herbal medicines that tonify the spleen and stomach include jujube, tai zi ginseng, yam and licorice.
Jujube is sweet and warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen, stomach and heart meridians. It has the effects of tonifying the center of the body and benefiting the qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), nourishing the blood and calming the spirit (stabilizing the spirit and soothing the emotions by nourishing the blood), and can be used in treating conditions such as loose stools caused by deficiency of the spleen qi and tiredness, and is often used in conjunction with codonopsis root and white atractylodes root to enhance the efficacy of the treatment.
Prince ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter and flat in nature, belonging to the spleen and lung meridians, with the effect of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach), generating fluids and moistening the lungs, which can not only replenish the spleen qi but also nourish the yin of the stomach. It is also useful for treating the symptoms of weak spleen qi (weak qi of the spleen) and insufficient yin of the stomach (insufficient yin in the stomach) such as poor appetite and tiredness and dryness of the mouth, which may be used with yam and dendrobium, and other products benefiting the spleen qi and nourishing the yin of the stomach.
Yam is sweet and flat in nature, belonging to the spleen, lung and kidney meridians, with the effects of benefiting qi and nourishing yin (tonifying qi and yin fluid), tonifying the spleen, lung and kidney, astringing essence and stopping the diarrhea. It is suitable for those who have weakness of spleen qi or qi yin and yin (deficiency of both qi and yin fluid), with lethargy and fatigue, and those who suffer from loose stools with scanty appetite or diarrhea, and other diseases.
The above drugs need to be used after identification by a Chinese medicine practitioner. It is recommended that patients with spleen and stomach deficiencies should have a regular diet and pay attention to balanced nutrition, which is more conducive to the regulation of the functions of the spleen and stomach.