What are the Chinese patent medicines that can replenish qi, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness?

The first thing everyone does when they are born is breathing, also known as panting, so breath is an indispensable thing for everyone's survival. The spleen and stomach are important parts of the human body. A bad spleen and stomach will cause poor digestion, inability to absorb nutrients, poor complexion, bad complexion and other problems. If there is moisture in the body, it will also cause various diseases. Therefore, if you want to be healthy, replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and removing dampness are the key. So let us find out what are the Chinese patent medicines that can replenish qi, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness?

Chinese patent medicine for strengthening the spleen and removing dampness

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness is a yin evil that is sticky, heavy, and tends to move downward. It can easily block the flow of Qi and affect the functioning of the spleen and stomach. And it often mixes with other evils to cause illness. Which Chinese patent medicines can be used to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness? Experts point out that the Chinese patent medicines for strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness mainly include Muxiang Shunqi Pills, Jianpi Pills, Guipi Pills and other medicines.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, dampness is the most common and also the most difficult to treat. The formation of moisture in the body can be divided into external and internal causes. The external cause is the high humidity in the air, while the internal cause is a weak spleen and stomach, which has poor ability to transport and remove moisture, leading to the stagnation of moisture inside the body. Improper diet, such as loving cold drinks, eating raw and cold fruits and other cold foods, can damage the body's yang energy and lead to dampness. Dampness is often combined with other factors to cause symptoms such as cold and dampness, summer-heat and dampness, and rheumatism.

Dampness is more likely to occur in humid weather. Common symptoms include: headache, dizziness, fatigue, back and leg pain, difficulty flexing and extending joints; or swelling of the eyes, legs and feet; chest tightness, abdominal distension, bland mouth, tasteless food, loss of appetite, indigestion, loose stools, thick and greasy tongue coating, etc. These are all what is called "heavy moisture".

The spleen can transport and transform water and dampness. The spleen likes dryness and hates dampness. If the spleen yang is invigorated, the spleen is functioning well, and its function of transporting water and transforming dampness is normal, dampness will not easily cause illness. On the contrary, when people become sick due to excessive dampness, they often experience dizziness, heaviness of the head, soreness and laziness in the limbs, and heaviness and pain in the body. In order to prevent and reduce the harm of dampness, it is necessary to pay attention to protecting the spleen. Only when the yang energy of the spleen and stomach is invigorated can we effectively resist the invasion of dampness, so warming and nourishing the spleen and stomach is the best way to remove dampness. Let’s take a look at the Chinese patent medicines that can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness.

1. Pingwei Pills

Pingwei Pills are made from Atractylodes lancea, Magnolia officinalis, Tangerine peel and Licorice, which are crushed into fine powder, sieved and mixed evenly. Take some jujube and ginger and boil them into juice. Use the juice to coat the pills and dry the resulting yellowish-brown pills. It has a slight fragrance and a light taste. It has the effects of drying dampness, strengthening the spleen, relieving chest tightness and relieving bloating.

【Product Name】Tong Ren Tang Ping Wei Pills

【Ingredients】Atractylodes (fried), Magnolia officinalis (processed), Tangerine peel, Roasted Licorice, Jujube, Ginger

Indications: Drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, relaxing the chest and relieving bloating. It is used for dampness in the spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, acid regurgitation and belching.

Some Chinese patent medicines do not contain ginger and jujube. Please check the instructions. If they do not contain ginger and jujube, you will need to use a few slices of ginger and a few jujubes to boil water and take the medicine when taking it. The prescriptions of the ancients were all very particular. Because this prescription is used to attack evil, it is combined with ginger and jujube to protect the spleen and stomach qi. We cannot abandon this idea.

In this prescription, Atractylodes lancea is bitter, pungent, warm and dry in nature, and is best at drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, so it is used as the main ingredient. Magnolia officinalis is bitter, warm and aromatic, and can promote qi and relieve fullness. It helps Atractylodes macrocephala to remove dampness and regulate the spleen, so it is an auxiliary. Tangerine peel regulates Qi and eliminates stagnation, and combined with Magnolia officinalis can restore the ascending and descending functions of the spleen and stomach; licorice, ginger, and jujube nourish the spleen and stomach, and harmonize the middle Qi to aid transportation and transformation, and are all adjuvants. The combination of these medicines can work together to dry out dampness, invigorate the spleen, promote qi and harmonize the stomach. The main working part of this prescription is the spleen and stomach. It can be used to treat abnormal spleen and stomach function caused by dampness, with symptoms such as chest and abdominal distension, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and thick and greasy white tongue coating. That is why the ancients called it a "holy medicine for treating the spleen." Many stomach-strengthening prescriptions in later generations were derived by adding flavors to this prescription. It is even said that the famous Buhuan Jinzhengqi San, which also comes from the official prescription, is Pingwei San plus Patchouli and Pinellia.

2. Guipi Pills

It is mainly used to treat deficiency of both heart and spleen, insufficient blood and nutrients, which cannot nourish the mind, causing restlessness, insomnia, frequent dreams, and difficulty falling asleep after waking up; blood deficiency cannot nourish the face, so the complexion is dull and sallow; palpitations, heart palpitations, fatigue and weakness are all signs of insufficient qi and blood; spleen deficiency will make food tasteless, spleen not functioning well will cause abdominal distension after eating, weak stomach qi will cause loss of appetite, or reduced appetite; pale tongue and slow and weak pulse are all signs of qi deficiency and insufficient blood.

【Ingredients】Dangshen, Atractylodes macrocephala (fried), roasted Astragalus membranaceus, roasted Licorice root, Poria, Polygala tenuifolia (processed), Ziziphus jujuba seeds (fried), Longan pulp, Angelica sinensis, Costusroot, Ginger, Jujube (pitted).

【Functions and indications】Replenishes Qi and strengthens the spleen, nourishes blood and calms the mind. It is used for deficiency of both heart and spleen, shortness of breath, palpitations, insomnia, dizziness, limb fatigue, loss of appetite, metrorrhagia and bloody stool.

The recipe for Guipi Pills is: Codonopsis pilosula 6g, Atractylodes macrocephala (fried) 9g, Astragalus membranaceus (fried with honey) 12g, Longan pulp 12g, Ziziphus jujuba seeds (fried) 12g, Angelica sinensis 9g, Poria cocos 9g, Polygala tenuifolia (processed) 6g, Aucklandia lappa 6g, Licorice root (fried with honey) 3g, plus 5 slices of ginger and one jujube (pitted).

Indications: Deficiency of both heart and spleen blood. Palpitations, forgetfulness, insomnia, night sweats, false heat, fatigue, poor appetite, sallow complexion, pale tongue, thin white fur, and thready and weak pulse; symptoms of spleen failing to regulate blood. Blood in the stool, subcutaneous purpura, metrorrhagia in women, premature menstruation, heavy and light-colored menstruation, or continuous spotting, pale tongue, and thin pulse.