What are the proprietary Chinese medicines for improving damp-heat in the spleen and stomach?

Generally speaking, damp-heat in the spleen and stomach often results from dietary irregularities and the invasion of external damp-heat pathogens into the spleen and stomach. Common symptoms include abdominal distension, bitter taste in the mouth, sticky oral sensation, sticky and unsatisfactory bowel movements, and short, dark-colored urine. Patients may take medications such as Huoxiang Qingwei Capsules, Gegen Qinlian Tablets, Lianpu Yin, Zhishi Daozhi Pills, and Ganlu Xiaodu Pills under medical guidance. Detailed explanations are as follows:

1. Huoxiang Qingwei Capsules

This medicine contains ingredients like Agastache (Huoxiang), Gardenia (Zhi Zi), and Siler (Fang Feng), which help clear heat, resolve dampness, invigorate the spleen, and relieve stagnation. It effectively removes damp-heat from the spleen and stomach, alleviating symptoms such as abdominal distension, bitter taste, and poor appetite caused by damp-heat blocking the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for patients with severe damp-heat in the spleen and stomach accompanied by signs of indigestion.

2. Gegen Qinlian Tablets

Composed of Pueraria (Gegen), Scutellaria (Huang Qin), Coptis (Huang Lian), and Licorice (Zhi Gan Cao), this formula excels at clearing heat, drying dampness, and stopping diarrhea. It is particularly effective for diarrhea caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, especially in cases accompanied by anal burning and urgent diarrhea due to damp-heat descending into the intestines. It rapidly relieves discomfort caused by intestinal damp-heat.

3. Lianpu Yin

Containing Coptis (Huang Lian), Magnolia Bark (Hou Po), and Sweetflag Rhizome (Shi Chang Pu), this formula clears heat, resolves dampness, regulates qi, and harmonizes the middle jiao. It eliminates damp-heat from the spleen and stomach while regulating qi circulation, improving symptoms such as epigastric and abdominal fullness, nausea, vomiting, bitter taste, and sticky mouth caused by damp-heat obstruction. It is suitable for patients with damp-heat in the spleen and stomach accompanied by qi stagnation.

4. Zhishi Daozhi Pills

Main ingredients include Bitter Orange (Zhi Shi), Rhubarb (Da Huang), and Coptis (Huang Lian), which function to eliminate food accumulation, relieve stagnation, clear heat, and resolve dampness. It removes damp-heat from the spleen and stomach while resolving food accumulation. It is indicated for patients with concurrent spleen and stomach damp-heat and internal food retention, presenting with abdominal distension, constipation or sticky unsatisfactory stools, and acid regurgitation with a sour taste.

5. Ganlu Xiaodu Pills

Primarily composed of Talc (Hua Shi), Capillaris (Yin Chen), and Scutellaria (Huang Qin), this formula resolves dampness through aromatic action, clears heat, and detoxifies. It clears damp-heat from the spleen and stomach while providing detoxifying effects. It is suitable for patients with severe damp-heat in the spleen and stomach accompanied by fever, heaviness in the limbs, and sore throat. It is especially effective when damp-heat is accompanied by toxic pathogens.

It is advisable to maintain healthy lifestyle habits, avoid overeating, reduce consumption of sweet and greasy foods such as cakes and fried foods, and avoid prolonged exposure to damp environments to prevent exacerbation of damp-heat in the spleen and stomach and to facilitate symptom recovery.