Herbal medicines for strengthening the spleen include Poria, Fried Atractylodes Macrocephalae, and Codonopsis. However, when taking Chinese medicine, it is necessary to recognize the symptoms and take it under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner. 1. Poria: Poria is an oozing and dampness-inducing medicine with a sweet, light flavor and flat nature. It has the effect of diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the operation of water to get rid of dampness), strengthening the spleen and tranquilizing the heart. It is used for oedema with low urine output, phlegm-drinking and vertigo-palpitations (vertigo and palpitations caused by phlegm-drinking (a pathological product of impaired metabolism of water and liquid)) and other conditions. Yin deficiency without dampness and heat, cold and slippery semen, qi deficiency and subsidence should be taken with caution. 2. Fried Atractylodes macrocephala: fried for Atractylodes macrocephala, is a deficiency tonic. It is sweet and bitter in flavor and warm in nature. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and benefiting the qi, drying dampness and inducing diuresis, and stopping sweating. It is mainly used for symptoms such as diarrhea in spleen deficiency, loose food (thin and unformed feces), fullness in the epigastrium (stomach and abdomen), and restlessness of the fetus. 3. Radix Codonopsis pilosulae: a qi tonic. It is flat in nature and sweet in flavor. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and lungs, nourishing blood and generating fluids. It is used for spleen and lung qi deficiency, poor appetite and tiredness, cough and asthma, deficiency of qi and blood, yellowish color, palpitation and shortness of breath, and thirst. It should not be used together with Veratrum.