Medicines for children to strengthen the spleen and stomach

Children should take medication under the guidance of a medical professional to strengthen the spleen and stomach. Commonly used medications include Si Jun Zi Tang (四君子汤) and Ginseng Ling Bai Zhu San (参苓白术散), which are effective in strengthening the spleen and stomach. Sijunzi Tang has the effect of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen, and is used to treat qi deficiency of the spleen and stomach, which is characterized by a pale complexion, weak speech, shortness of breath, and loose stools (thin and unformed feces). The adverse reactions and contraindications of this formula are not clear. Ginseng Ling Atractylodis Macrocephalae Powder has the efficacy of benefiting qi, strengthening spleen, stopping diarrhea by seepage of dampness, and is used for treating spleen deficiency and dampness, with symptoms such as dietary inactivity, chest and epigastric constriction, intestinal tinnitus and diarrhea, weakness of limbs, emaciation and yellowish complexion, and can also be used in treating lung, spleen, qi deficiency, phlegm-dampness and coughing. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this formula are not clear. When discomfort occurs, one should consult a doctor in time and choose medication under the guidance of physician’s diagnosis, and should not use medication on one’s own in order to avoid delaying the condition.