What medication should be taken for damp-heat in the spleen and stomach?

Aug 27, 2025 Source: Cainiu Health

Dr. Sun Lianqing

Introduction

In general, damp-heat in the spleen and stomach is a condition caused by the accumulation of damp-heat pathogens in the spleen and stomach, leading to dysfunction in their transportation and transformation functions. Common symptoms include abdominal distension, poor appetite, bitter taste in the mouth, sticky mouth sensation, sticky and unsatisfactory bowel movements, and yellowish-red urine. Patients may take medications such as Lian Pu Yin Granules, Gan Lu Xiao Du Pills, Ge Gen Qin Lian Pills, Xiang Lian Pills, and Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Pills under the guidance of a physician.

Generally, damp-heat in the spleen and stomach refers to a pathological condition caused by the accumulation of damp-heat pathogens in the spleen and stomach, leading to dysfunction of their transformation and transportation functions. Common symptoms include abdominal distension, poor appetite, bitter taste in the mouth, sticky oral sensation, sticky and unsatisfactory bowel movements, and yellowish-red urine. Patients may take medications such as Lian Pu Yin Granules, Gan Lu Xiao Du Pills, Ge Gen Qin Lian Pills, Xiang Lian Pills, and Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Pills under medical guidance. Detailed explanations are as follows:

1. Lian Pu Yin Granules

Lian Pu Yin Granules are composed of ingredients such as Coptis (Huang Lian), Magnolia Bark (Hou Po), and Sweetflag Rhizome (Shi Chang Pu), and have functions of clearing heat, resolving dampness, regulating qi, and harmonizing the middle jiao. They can eliminate damp-heat from the spleen and stomach, alleviate symptoms such as epigastric and abdominal fullness, nausea, vomiting, bitter taste, and dark urine caused by damp-heat accumulation, and help restore the spleen and stomach's transformation and transportation functions.

2. Gan Lu Xiao Du Pills

Main ingredients include Talc (Hua Shi), Capillaris (Yin Chen), and Sweetflag Rhizome (Shi Chang Pu), which function to resolve dampness aromatically, clear heat, and detoxify. These pills are suitable for initial stages of damp-heat and damp-warmth affecting the spleen and stomach. They can relieve symptoms such as fever, fatigue, chest tightness, abdominal distension, bitter taste, dry throat, and short, dark urine, and help regulate dysfunction of the spleen and stomach caused by damp-heat obstruction.

3. Ge Gen Qin Lian Pills

Composed of Kudzu Root (Ge Gen), Scutellaria (Huang Qin), Coptis (Huang Lian), and Licorice (Zhi Gan Cao), these pills have effects of relieving muscle tension, promoting exterior dispersion, clearing heat, detoxifying, removing dampness, and stopping diarrhea. They are particularly effective for diarrhea, anal burning, urgent diarrhea, and other symptoms caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, helping to clear intestinal damp-heat and reduce intestinal irritation.

4. Xiang Lian Pills

Containing Coptis (Huang Lian) and Costus Root (Mu Xiang), these pills can clear heat, dry dampness, regulate qi, and relieve pain. They are commonly used for dysentery caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, alleviating symptoms such as tenesmus, pus and blood in stool, and abdominal pain, and can inhibit intestinal damp-heat while improving intestinal dysfunction.

5. Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Pills

Prepared from Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (Zhi Shi), Rhubarb (Da Huang), Coptis (Huang Lian), and other ingredients, these pills can eliminate food accumulation, relieve stagnation, clear damp-heat, and promote diuresis. They are suitable for cases of damp-heat in the spleen and stomach accompanied by food retention, alleviating symptoms such as epigastric and abdominal distension and pain, loss of appetite, and constipation or unsatisfactory bowel movements, while promoting the elimination of accumulated substances while clearing damp-heat.

It is advisable to develop good lifestyle habits in daily life, avoiding spicy, stimulating, greasy, and cold foods such as chili peppers, fried foods, and iced beverages, which may exacerbate damp-heat in the spleen and stomach and hinder recovery.

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