1.Why is the spleen and stomach important? In Chinese medicine theory, the spleen and stomach are a pair of internal organs, the organs in charge of digestion, in fact, their functions include the physiological functions of a series of organs such as the stomach, duodenum, small intestine, pancreas, etc., and undertake the main digestive and absorption functions of the human body, of which the stomach is responsible for receiving and initially digesting food and conducting it downward, while the spleen is responsible for converting food into nutrients and absorbing and transporting them throughout the body, ultimately forming qi and blood, so it is said that the spleen is the Since qi and blood are the basis of the human body’s functional activities, the spleen is the origin of the latter, the root of the human body’s vital activities. The kidney energy plays an important role in the vitality and reproductive function of the body, and the fullness of the kidney energy depends on the spleen qi, which shows the importance of the spleen and stomach to the human body. In addition, when a person is sick, the presence or absence of stomach qi determines the prognosis of the disease. Modern research has found that many chronic diseases, such as chronic bronchitis, chronic liver disease, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, malignant tumors, chronic fatigue syndrome, and the functional state of the spleen and stomach are closely related. 2. What is the spleen and stomach responsible for? The functions of the spleen are: 1) in charge of digestion and absorption of the body, 2) regulating the metabolism of water and fluids in the body, 3) regulating blood to prevent bleeding, 4) transporting nutrients to the heart and lungs to prevent prolapse of internal organs, 5) in charge of the muscles of the limbs, responsible for the taste of food and drink, and closely related to thoughts and emotions, secretion of saliva, sleep, etc. The function of the stomach is to receive and decompose water and grain, that is, to receive as well as initially digest food.