Four Gods Soup is a famous Chinese medicine recipe for strengthening the spleen, which consists of four herbs: yam, lotus seed, fructus thickening and poria. The exact dosage varies from person to person, so the dosage of the formula is not fixed.
Yam is sweet, flat, and belongs to the spleen, lung and kidney meridians. It can benefit the qi and nourish the yin, tonify the spleen, lung and kidney, and astringe the essence to stop the belt.
Lotus seed is sweet, astringent and flat, belonging to the spleen, kidney and heart meridians, with the effects of nourishing the spleen to stop diarrhea, stopping the leucorrhea, benefiting the kidney and astringent essence, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind.
Gorgon fruit is sweet, astringent and flat, belonging to the spleen and kidney meridians, with the effect of nourishing the kidney, nourishing the spleen, stopping diarrhea, removing dampness and stopping leucorrhea.
Poria is sweet, light and flat, and belongs to heart, lung, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the effects of inducing diuresis and seeping dampness, strengthening the spleen and tranquilizing the heart.
The combination of the four herbs has many benefits such as strengthening the spleen and moistening dryness, tonifying the spleen and yin, and thickening the stomach and intestines. It is suitable for people with poor function of spleen and stomach after the autumn cooling, and can strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach. However, it should not be used by people with stagnation. It should also be taken under the guidance of a doctor if needed.