Chinese medicine practitioners believe that patients with spleen yang deficiency (insufficient yang qi in the spleen) and cold and dampness trapped in the spleen can choose medicines that have the effects of warming the middle and dispersing cold (dispersing cold by warming the spleen and stomach), strengthening the spleen and dispelling dampness, such as Solid Spleen Drink.
Solid Spleen Drink consists of Jiang Houpu, Atractylodes macrocephala, papaya, grass nuts, betel nut, Poria, ginger, roasted licorice, etc. It has the efficacy of warming yang and strengthening the spleen, promoting qi and inducing diuresis, and can be used for the symptoms of insufficient spleen yang, water-dampness internal stagnation (water-dampness stagnation in the body), which can be seen in the symptoms of urinary swelling of the lower half of the body, diarrhea, loose stools (loose feces that are not in shape), fullness in the chest and abdomen and coldness of the body weight and limbs.
Care should be taken to avoid aggravating the burden on the spleen and stomach by maintaining a light diet while taking the medicine.
For patients with spleen-yang deficiency and cold-dampness trapped in the spleen, it is recommended that they visit a regular hospital and be treated under the guidance of a professional physician for evidence-based treatment.