What to do if your spleen and stomach are weak

There are many common diseases, which are very harmful to the human body. After suffering from the disease, it is necessary to treat it in time, so that it will be very helpful for the stability of the disease. The common method of treating the disease is medication. This treatment method has a very good effect on the improvement of the disease. However, there are different options for the treatment of the disease. What should I do if my spleen and stomach are weak?

Weak spleen and stomach are very harmful to human health. In addition, people of this type should choose foods that are easy to digest so that they will not affect the stomach. At the same time, they should reduce the choice of some spicy foods. So what should we do if we have weak spleen and stomach?

What to do if your spleen and stomach are weak:

Acupuncture

1. Acupuncture

Acupoints such as Neiguan, Zhongwan, Zusanli, Pishu, Weishu, Guanyuan, Jianli, etc. are selected for acupuncture once a day or every other day, using the tonifying method or the balanced tonifying and purging method. Take turns selecting acupuncture points. For infantile malnutrition, use a three-edged needle to prick the palm surface of the first joint of the middle finger until slight bleeding or yellow mucus appears. Once every 4 days, 5 times constitute a course of treatment.

2. Moxibustion

Acupoints include Zhongwan, Zusanli, Shenque, Weishu, Pishu, etc. Use moxa sticks or ginger for moxibustion, once a day.

3. Ear acupuncture

Select the sympathetic, Shenmen, lung, stomach and duodenum points. Select 2 to 3 acupoints each time, and do it every other day.

Treat according to syndrome differentiation

1. Treatment principles

For those with weak spleen and stomach, it is to strengthen the spleen and replenish Qi, and help transport and eliminate dampness. Main prescriptions: Liujunzi Decoction and Shenling Baizhu Powder. Commonly used Chinese medicines include Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Chinese yam, Coix seed, charred hawthorn, charred Shenqu, tangerine peel, and Amomum villosum (added later). It can be decocted in water, 1 dose per day, divided into 2-3 times.

If abdominal pain occurs from time to time, add costus root and cyperus rotundus; if there is white greasy tongue coating, add atractylodes and magnolia bark; if the stool is watery, the urine is clear, and there is dull pain in the abdomen, add roasted ginger, nutmeg, and alpinia oxyphylla; if there is shortness of breath and laziness, diarrhea, or even rectal prolapse, add astragalus, cimicifuga, and kudzu root; if there is damp-heat, bitter taste in the mouth and yellow tongue, or sticky and frozen stool, add coptis root and purslane.

2. Main party use

(1) Liujunzi Decoction is suitable for various symptoms of spleen deficiency.

Prescription: Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Tangerine peel, Pinellia ternata, and roasted Licorice root.

For those with abdominal distension and pain, nausea and vomiting, add costus root, amomum villosum and patchouli; if there is diarrhea with cold pain in the abdomen and cold hands and feet, add roasted aconite root and dried ginger; or if there is cough, excessive sputum, nausea and dizziness, add bamboo shavings and bitter orange peel; if there is long-term cough with excessive and thin sputum, shortness of breath and fatigue, add roasted aster, coltsfoot flower and white scutellaria.

(2) Shenling Baizhu San is suitable for treating various symptoms of spleen deficiency and dampness.

Prescription: Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, roasted licorice, yam, fried lentils, lotus seeds, Coix seeds, Amomum villosum, and Platycodon grandiflorum.

If the leucorrhea is white, thin and large in amount, add Atractylodes lancea, Plantago seed, Alisma orientalis and Bupleurum chinense; if the leucorrhea does not stop for a long time, add Cornus officinalis, Euryale ferox and calcined Dragon's oyster shell. For children with malnutrition, take this prescription and add chicken gizzard lining, Shenqu, malt and hawthorn, grind into fine powder, take 3 grams each time, 3 times a day.

The above is a detailed introduction to what to do if you have a weak spleen and stomach. When you have a weak spleen and stomach, you can choose the above improvement methods. However, these methods must be used correctly, and you should also consult if you don’t understand something, so that you can improve such physical problems.