Is drooling a spleen deficiency?

Drooling belongs to the category of spleen deficiency in Chinese medicine, which is usually related to spleen dysfunction and stomach yang deficiency. Spleen deficiency generally refers to the weakness of the spleen and stomach, and includes such TCM symptoms as spleen qi deficiency, spleen yang deficiency, middle qi subsidence (deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, with manifestations such as organs falling down), stomach qi deficiency, and spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness (spleen and stomach weakness and coldness). Drooling in Chinese medicine belongs to the spleen and stomach weakness of a performance, is due to the spleen main transportation (spleen has the digestion of food and drink, absorption of food subtleties and water and its transfer to the body’s function), in the liquid for the saliva, Chinese medicine said saliva refers to is also saliva. When the stomach is deficient in yang and loses its warmth, it is unable to accept the essence of water and grains, and when the spleen loses its healthy movement and is unable to transport water and grains in the body, the phenomenon of drooling will occur. For patients with weak spleen and stomach, in addition to drooling, there will also be loose stools (thin and unformed feces), insomnia, palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), edema, fatigue and other symptoms. Commonly used medications include tonifying the middle Jiao Qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen) Pill and Ginseng Spleen Strengthening Pill, which can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, and can improve the symptoms brought about by spleen and stomach weakness, such as drooling. It is recommended that the patient go to the local regular hospital for consultation and treatment with medication under the guidance of the doctor.