Herbal medicines that strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness (by tonifying the spleen so that dampness can be expelled) include Poria, Coix Seed and Gorgon fruit. Specific medication should follow the doctor’s instructions.
1. Poria functions as a diuretic to eliminate water retention and swelling (facilitating urination and eliminating edema), strengthens the spleen and seeps away dampness, and nourishes the heart. It can be used to treat phlegm (pathological product formed by impaired water metabolism), edema, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, palpitation (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), insomnia and so on. Attention to yin deficiency without dampness and heat, deficiency of cold and essence slippery, qi deficiency and subsidence of people should not be taken.
2. The effects of Job’s tears are diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the flow of water to dispel dampness), strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, removing paralysis, and draining pus. It can be used to treat edema, dysuria (unsmooth urination), diarrhea due to spleen deficiency (diarrhea caused by a weak spleen), dampness paralysis, carbuncle, carbuncle (carbuncle that occurs in the intestines and bowels and is manifested by fever, pain in the right abdomen, and palpable lumps), and so on. Note that pregnant women should be used with caution.
3. Gorgon fruit effect is beneficial to the kidney and spleen, solid essence to stop diarrhea, remove dampness to stop band. It can be used to treat men’s dreaming, semen slippage, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, and subluxation disease. Note that people who are unfavorable to urination and defecation are forbidden to take, and people who have food stagnation are cautious to take it.
The above drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, do not take medication without authorization.