What herbs for dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach

Damp-heat in the spleen and stomach (the spleen and stomach feel dampness and heat) can be taken under the guidance of a doctor, such as Scutellaria baicalensis, Coix lacryma and other traditional Chinese medicines. Scutellaria baicalensis: Scutellaria baicalensis is bitter and cold in flavor, and its effects include clearing heat and drying dampness (removing heat and drying dampness), diarrhea and detoxification (removing fire and toxicity in the body), and it is mainly used in the treatment of warm and dampness, heat and dampness, fullness of the chest (chest fullness and discomfort), vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, fever, thirst and other diseases. Scutellaria baicalensis is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach. Job’s tears: Job’s tears have the effects of inducing water retention and eliminating swelling (facilitating urination and eliminating water retention), strengthening the spleen and dispelling dampness (enabling dampness to be discharged by tonifying the spleen), stopping diarrhea, clearing away heat and draining pus, and detoxifying and dispersing toxins and knots. Job’s tears are cool in nature, sweet and light in taste, and are attributed to the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It is mainly used for treating edema, athlete’s foot, dysuria (unruly urination), diarrhea due to spleen deficiency (diarrhea caused by weak spleen), dampness paralysis and constriction, and carbuncle of the lungs. Caution should be exercised in taking Coix lacryma for women with deficiency of spleen and stomach (spleen and stomach weakness and cold) as well as during pregnancy. Dampness and heat of the spleen and stomach can take these Chinese medicines, but Chinese medicine emphasizes evidence-based treatment, need to be diagnosed in the doctor’s diagnosis after the symptomatic combination of other medicinal herbs to take, follow the doctor’s instructions, to avoid self medication to produce adverse effects.