Spleen deficiency with food stagnation, phlegm-dampness, and excessive fire in the heart and liver
Disease description:
I've always had spleen deficiency with food stagnation, phlegm-dampness, and excessive fire in the heart and liver. I feel the treatment might be complicated—how should it be managed?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhang Ziyi
The treatment for patients with spleen deficiency, food stagnation, phlegm-dampness, and excessive fire in the heart and liver should be carried out in stages. For spleen deficiency with food accumulation, it is recommended to consume more spleen-tonifying and kidney-nourishing foods such as Chinese yam, sweet potatoes, and soybeans. Phlegm-dampness, which reflects an excess of internal dampness, can be addressed by eating detoxifying and dampness-resolving foods such as bitter melon and coix seed. Excessive fire in the heart and liver can be treated with herbal medicines like Long Dan Qing Gan Wan (Gentiana Liver-Clearing Pills) and Xiao Yao Wan (Free and Easy Wanderer Pills).
