How to treat children with strong stomachs and weak spleens

In Chinese medicine, the spleen and stomach reside in the middle jiao with different functions, and the stomach is the main organizer and the spleen is the main chemist; children with a strong stomach and a weak spleen have symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal distension, belching (hiccup), acid swallowing (swallowing of acid from the stomach upward to the oropharynx), stomach injuries such as breast milk and food injuries, excessive eating and excessive bowel movements, and thinning of the body. Children with strong stomachs and weak spleens can be improved by using Perilla leaves, ginger and Elsholtzia under the guidance of a specialized doctor. 1. Perilla Leaf: It can relieve epidemics and dispel cold (removing cold from the muscle surface), move qi and harmonize the stomach. It can be used for chest and epigastric distention and fullness, nausea and vomiting due to stagnation of Qi in the middle Jiao. 2. Ginger: it can warm the middle Jiao and disperse the cold (dispel the cold evil by warming the spleen and stomach); it can dispel cold and open the stomach and stomach in the case of cold pain in the stomach and epigastric region and vomiting in the case of coldness in the middle Jiao or coldness in the stomach and spleen, and it is suitable to be used with warming medicines such as gaoliang ginger and pepper. However, it should be noted that it should not be taken by those who are hot and have internal heat deficiency. 3. Elsholtzia: It can sweat away the symptoms, resolve dampness and harmonize the middle (to get rid of dampness and harmonize the spleen and stomach), and promote diuresis to reduce swelling. However, it should be avoided by those who have sweating and summer fever. Although the above herbs can improve the child’s strong stomach and weak spleen, but it is not recommended to use on their own, the child’s body is relatively delicate, parents should seek medical advice, under the guidance of a professional doctor to use medication to identify the evidence of the use of drugs.