There are many Chinese herbal formulas for nourishing the stomach, including Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang for nourishing stomach yin, Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang for nourishing stomach qi, and Xing Yang Yi Stomach Tang for strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach.
1. Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang: It is composed of Northern Radix Panax Ginseng, Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata, Morus Alba Leaves, Maitake, Lentil, and Smallpox Powder, which is used to nourish stomach yin by promoting the production of fluids and nourishing stomach. Adverse effects such as bloating, diarrhea and loose stools may occur. It is not recommended for people with wind-cold or phlegm-damp cough.
2. Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang: composed of ginseng, atractylodes macrocephala, poria, licorice, Chen Pi, Pinellia, radix et Rhizoma Pinelliae, sand nuts, and wood sorrel, it has the effect of dredging and tonifying phlegm, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and is used to nourish the qi of the spleen and stomach. It is not suitable for patients with dampness and heat in the stomach or Yin deficiency and internal heat.
3. Yang Boosting and Stomach Enriching Soup: composed of Duhuo, Fenghuang, Paeonia lactiflora, Qiangwu, Astragalus, Semenxia, Ginseng, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, Tangerine Peel, Poria, Bupleurum, Chai Hu, Ze Xie Diarrhea, Atractylodes Macrocephala, Huang Lian, it is used to nourish the weakness of the spleen and stomach by boosting the yang and benefiting the stomach. It should not be taken when one has a cold or fever.
To nourish the stomach, one should consult a professional Chinese medicine practitioner and use it according to one’s own condition after identification by the Chinese medicine practitioner, and refrain from taking medicines blindly.