Children with strong stomachs and weak spleens mean that the stomach has a strong digestive function of putrefaction (initial digestion of food to form food waste), while the spleen has a poor function of transportation and digestion, leading to symptoms such as fullness in the epigastrium (gastric and abdominal areas), loss of appetite, and loose stools, etc. They can be treated with proprietary Chinese medicines such as Infant’s Strengthening the Spleen Bulletin and Ginseng & Ling Strengthening the Spleen and Stomach Granules.
1. Infant’s Strengthening the Spleen: It is composed of white lentil (fried), Chinese yam, henneijin (fried), atractylodes macrocephala (fried) and other traditional Chinese medicines, which has the effects of strengthening the spleen, eliminating food and stopping diarrhea, and can be used for treating dyspepsia due to a strong stomach and a weak spleen, and relieving the symptoms of poor breastfeeding, abdominal distension and increased frequency of stools. Its adverse effects and contraindications are not clear.
2. Ginseng Granules for Strengthening the Spleen and Stomach: composed of Radix Panax Ginseng, Chinese yam (fried), Semen Coicis (fried), Poria and other traditional Chinese medicines, it has the efficacy of tonifying the spleen and strengthening the stomach, inducing dampness and stopping diarrhea, and it is suitable for treating the symptoms of poor appetite, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting caused by a strong and weak spleen, and it is also suitable for the treatment of symptoms such as poor appetite, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting caused by a strong and weak stomach.
The adverse effects of this product are not clear, and it is contraindicated in pregnant women.
It should be noted that children’s body is weaker, must be identified by traditional Chinese medicine, under the guidance of the doctor and then use the drug treatment, do not blindly take the drug.