Children’s spleen and stomach weakness should first be clarified through detailed syndrome differentiation with traditional Chinese medicine, and then corresponding treatment can be given. The following symptoms appear in daily life

1. If the child does not like to eat meat, use hawthorn. If the child does not like to eat meat, use Sijunzi soup + hawthorn. The specific prescription is: 8 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 8 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 8 grams of Poria cocos, 8 grams of licorice, and 8 grams of hawthorn. Hawthorn tablets contain a variety of vitamins, acids, etc., which can promote the digestion of fatty foods. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that hawthorn has the effects of eliminating accumulation and stagnation, astringing and stopping dysentery, activating blood circulation and removing blood clots.

2. Use Citrus aurantium when accompanied by food stagnation. If the child has a poor appetite and has hard stools, it means food stagnation. A strong appetite or a weak digestive system can cause food stagnation. Use Sijunzi Decoction + Fructus Aurantii or Chicken Inner Gins. The specific prescription is: 8 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 8 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 8 grams of Poria cocos, 8 grams of licorice, and 8 grams of Citrus aurantium (or 5 to 8 grams of Gallus gallus gallus), which can effectively improve symptoms. Citrus aurantium returns to the spleen and stomach meridians, and has the effects of destroying qi, eliminating accumulation, resolving phlegm and dispersing pimples. Gallus gallus gallus L. returns to the spleen, stomach, and small intestine meridians, and has the effect of digesting food and strengthening the stomach.