Spleen deficiency, phlegm-dampness obesity patients can generally eat spleen-healthy and dry dampness or spleen-healthy and water-inducing proprietary Chinese medicines, such as Xiangsha Pingtu Pill, Six Gentlemen’s Pills and so on. Spleen deficiency, phlegm-dampness obesity patients should be under the guidance of the doctor with medication to regulate, not blindly and indiscriminately use their own drugs.
1. Xiang Sha Ping Stomach Pill: composed of ginger, wood, sand, licorice, etc., has the effect of strengthening the spleen, warming the middle, drying dampness, can be used for dietary disorders, food and dampness stagnation, gastric distension, indigestion, etc.. It can be used for those with deficiency of Yin in the spleen and stomach, which is manifested as loss of appetite, dry mouth and tongue, and heat in the hands, feet and heart.
2. Six Gentlemen Pill: composed of Radix Codonopsis pilosulae, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Poria, and Radix et Rhizoma Gingerae, etc. It has the effects of tonifying the spleen and benefiting the vital energy, drying dampness and resolving phlegm (expelling dampness and dissolving phlegm by drying dampness), and is often used in the treatment of weakness of the spleen and stomach, poor food intake, deficiency of vital energy with excessive phlegm and bloating with loose bowel movements (scanty and unshapely feces). It is not suitable for Yin deficiency of the spleen and stomach, which is mainly manifested as dry mouth, red tongue with little fluid and dry stools.