What medicine is good for spleen and stomach dampness and heat?
Recently, spleen and stomach dampness and heat have become one of the hot health topics, with many netizens discussing related symptoms and treatment methods on social platforms and health forums. Damp-heat in the spleen and stomach is a common syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine. It mainly manifests as bitter mouth and bad breath, abdominal distension, sticky stools, yellow and greasy tongue coating, etc. It is often caused by improper diet, staying up late or a humid environment. The following are spleen and stomach damp-heat conditioning programs and drug recommendations that have been hotly discussed on the Internet in the past 10 days, compiled based on traditional Chinese medicine theory and feedback from netizens.
1. Common symptoms of spleen and stomach damp-heat
| Symptoms | Chinese medicine explanation |
|---|---|
| Bitter mouth and bad breath | Moist heat fumigation disturbs the mouth |
| Loss of appetite | Dampness obstructs spleen and stomach movement and transformation |
| Sticky stool | Damp heat bets on the intestines |
| Yellow and greasy tongue coating | Typical tongue symptoms of dampness and heat |
2. List of recommended Chinese patent medicines
| Drug name | Main ingredients | Applicable symptoms | Things to note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huoxiang Zhengqi Pills | Patchouli, Atractylodes, dried tangerine peel, etc. | Abdominal distension, vomiting, summer cold | Pregnant women should use with caution |
| Bohe pill | Hawthorn, Divine Comedy, Pinellia ternata | Stagnation of food, vomiting and sour food | Better results when taken on an empty stomach |
| Xiangsha Liujun Pills | Acosta, Amomum villosum, Codonopsis pilosula | Indigestion due to spleen deficiency and dampness | It should not be used by those with yin deficiency and excessive fire. |
| Pueraria lobata root slices | Pueraria lobata, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis | Damp-heat diarrhea with fever | Not suitable for long-term use |
3. Recommended diet regimen
In addition to drug treatment, recent hot discussions have particularly emphasized the importance of dietary therapy. The following are ingredients commonly recommended by traditional Chinese medicine experts and health bloggers:
| Food Category | Recommended food | Efficacy |
|---|---|---|
| Cereals | Barley, adzuki beans, mung beans | Diuresis and dampness |
| Vegetables | Bitter melon, winter melon, purslane | Clear away heat and detoxify |
| Tea drinks | Dandelion tea, lotus leaf tea | Dispel dampness and reduce fire |
4. Misconceptions about conditioning hotly discussed by netizens
In recent discussions, the following misconceptions have been repeatedly mentioned:
1.Overreliance on heat-clearing drugs: Long-term use of bitter cold medicines such as Coptis chinensis may damage spleen and stomach Yang Qi
2.Ignore physical differences: Damp-heat constitution can be divided into two types: dampness and heat are emphasized equally, heat is more important than dampness, etc. The medication needs syndrome differentiation.
3.Only treating the symptoms but not the root cause: It is necessary to adjust your work and rest and eating habits to achieve a cure.
5. Expert advice
Professor Wang from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine emphasized in a recent live broadcast:"The treatment of dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach needs to be divided into three steps - first to remove dampness, then to strengthen the spleen, and then to consolidate. It is recommended to use Shenling Atractylodes Powder in combination with dietary conditioning. The course of treatment generally takes 2-3 months."At the same time, patients are reminded to avoid abusing heat-clearing and dampness-removing drugs on their own, and it is recommended to undergo syndrome differentiation with traditional Chinese medicine first.
To sum up, the treatment of damp-heat in the spleen and stomach requires a combination of drugs and lifestyle adjustments. When choosing drugs, you should use them rationally under the guidance of a professional physician based on specific symptoms and physical characteristics. Food and medicinal ingredients such as coix seed and poria cocos, which have been particularly emphasized in recent discussions, are also worth adding appropriately to the daily diet.
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