From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, atractylodes macrocephala, ginseng, poria and other traditional Chinese medicines can strengthen the spleen and replenish the deficiency, but each has its own bias, the specific should be different from person to person, there is no “replenishment of the spleen deficiency the fastest and most effective” this kind of statement.
1. Atractylodes macrocephala has the effect of tonifying qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and inducing diuresis (drying dampness and reducing water-dampness in the body), stopping sweating and stabilizing the fetus, and is mainly used for treating weak spleen qi that results in low food intake, excessive leucorrhoea, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, which is aggravated with the slightest movement), and restlessness of the fetus. It should be noted that it is contraindicated for those with deficiency of yin, dryness and thirst, and those with stagnation of qi and flatulence.
2. Ginseng has the effects of tonifying the vital energy (replenishing the root energy of the body), tonifying the spleen and benefiting the lungs (tonifying the spleen and lungs). This medicine emphasizes on tonifying the vital energy, and it can be used for treating deficiency of spleen vital energy, which results in scanty food and loose stools (thin and unshaped feces), yellowish color (yellowish color with no luster), and tiredness and laziness in speech. This product should not be used together with Wu Ling Yi and Veratrum.
3. Poria has the efficacy of inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the flow of water to get rid of dampness), strengthening the spleen, and calming the heart and tranquillizing the mind. It can treat edema due to deficiency of spleen and kidney yang (deficiency of yang qi in the spleen and kidneys), diarrhea due to the prevalence of dampness in the spleen qi, restlessness of the mind and the spirit due to deficiency of the heart and the spleen (weakness of the heart and the spleen), and insomnia due to palpitations (accelerated heartbeat often accompanied by heart palpitations).
The adverse reactions and contraindications of this drug are not known. If there is a need for medication, it is recommended to go to the hospital and use the medicine under the guidance of doctor’s diagnosis.