Half Summer Laxative Heart Soup is mainly used in treating gastrointestinal disharmony caused by weakness of central qi, intermixing of cold and heat, and disorder of elevation, reflecting the nature of deficiency of spleen qi. Adding Atractylodes macrocephala to Half Summer Laxative Heart Soup can increase the effect of tonifying qi and strengthening the spleen, promoting the recovery of spleen and stomach functions, and then eliminating the disorder of cold and heat. Semixia Diarrheal Heart Soup is a conciliatory agent in traditional Chinese medicine formula, composed of Semixia, Huanglian, Scutellaria baicalensis, dry ginger, licorice, etc. It has the effect of harmonizing the liver and spleen, regulating cold and heat, eliminating lumps and dispersing knots, and clinically treating the symptoms of mixed cold and heat, such as lumps under the heart (mainly referring to the distension of the stomach), but fullness without pain, or vomiting, and intestines sounding and discharging. Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, bitter, sweet and warm in nature, belongs to the spleen and stomach meridians, has the effect of tonifying qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and inducing diuresis, stopping sweating and stabilizing the fetus, which is mainly used in treating spleen qi weakness (spleen qi weakness), loose stools with scanty food (thinning of feces without shape), distension of the epigastric area (stomach and abdomen), tiredness and weakness, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime which is aggravated with the slightest movement), and restlessness of fetus qi. If you need to take Half-summer Laxative Heart Tang with Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions.