How to combine nuisance herbs without nuisance?

The nourishing and greasy nature of herbs can be reduced by combining them with herbs that strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach (restoring the functions of the spleen and stomach), and eliminate stagnation, such as Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Semen ziziphi, and malt. Nourishing and greasy herbs are generally blood tonic drugs such as Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Colla Corii Asini, Longan Flesh, etc. and yin tonic drugs such as Radix Panax Quinquefolii, Rhizoma Ophiopogonis, Rhizoma Polygonati, Dendrobium, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, Radix et Rhizoma Polygonati, etc. This kind of drugs, easy to hinder the stomach qi, and need to be served for a long time, so in the application of attention to the spleen and stomach function, if necessary, it is advisable to add discretionary spleen and stomach, eliminating guide stagnation drugs, to help transport and transformation. Medicines that can strengthen the spleen, harmonize the stomach and eliminate stagnation include Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Poria, Semen Quercus, Malt, Hawthorn, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, and Semen Aristolochiae. If there is a need for medication, it is recommended that it be used under the guidance of a professional physician, rather than blindly using medication on one’s own.