What should one eat for spleen deficiency with heavy dampness?
Apr 21, 2023
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. He Haochen
Introduction
Patients with spleen deficiency and excessive dampness generally benefit from eating warm-natured, easily digestible foods, such as Chinese yam and radish. These foods help provide essential nutrients and are less likely to aggravate the condition. Under a doctor's guidance, patients may also take herbal medicines such as Shenling Baizhu Powder or Guipi Pills, which are effective in tonifying the spleen and stomach, boosting qi, warming the middle burner, and eliminating dampness.
Patients with spleen deficiency and excessive dampness generally benefit from eating warm-natured, easily digestible foods, such as Chinese yam and radish. They may also take medications like Shenling Baizhu Powder and Guipi Pills. Details are as follows:
I. Foods
1. Chinese Yam
A commonly consumed food with a slightly warm nature, mild flavor, and easy digestibility. Moderate consumption by patients with spleen deficiency and excessive dampness helps meet the body's nutritional needs without aggravating their condition.
2. Radish
Radish has a certain diuretic effect, which can accelerate the body's metabolism and facilitate the elimination of dampness.
II. Medications
1. Shenling Baizhu Powder
This formula tonifies the spleen and stomach, benefits lung qi, and also has effects of resolving dampness and stopping diarrhea. It can be used to improve symptoms caused by spleen deficiency with excessive dampness, such as poor appetite, loose stools, limb fatigue, and weakness.
2. Guipi Pills
These pills invigorate qi, strengthen the spleen, nourish blood, and calm the mind. They are used to treat excessive dampness due to spleen deficiency.
In addition to the above-mentioned foods and medications, other beneficial foods include red adzuki beans and coix seed (yi yi ren). Additional medicinal options include Buzhong Yiqi Pills and Lizhong Pills.
