Spleen deficiency and heavy dampness, how can they be improved by dietotherapy?
1. spleen deficiency is treated by warming the middle energizer and invigorating the spleen, which is mainly manifested in spleen-qi deficiency and spleen-yang deficiency. For people with spleen-yang deficiency, Lizhong decoction is commonly used to warm the middle warmer and invigorate the spleen, which is used to treat the disease of spleen-yang deficiency and lose health. The commonly used drugs are dried ginger to warm the middle warmer and dispel cold, Codonopsis pilosula to replenish spleen and replenish qi, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria to dispel dampness, Glycyrrhiza uralensis to replenish qi and harmonize middle warmer, aconite root can be added for those with cold limbs, Coptidis Rhizoma and Cinnamomum cassia can be added for those with chronic diarrhea, and immature abdomen can be added for those with full abdomen. For patients with spleen deficiency, Buzhong Yiqi Decoction is used to tonify spleen and stomach, raise yang and tonify qi, and it is used for diseases caused by deficiency of middle qi and subsidence of qi deficiency, among which Astragalus membranaceus, Codonopsis pilosula and Glycyrrhiza uralensis are used to tonify the middle energizer, Atractylodes macrocephala is used to strengthen the spleen, Angelica sinensis is used to nourish blood, and Chenpi is used to regulate qi, etc. The specific clinical medication should be combined with the patient's own physique.
Second, patients with spleen deficiency can be recuperated by eating more light, digestible and warm food supplements. Most patients with spleen deficiency are caused by eating cold food for a long time and eating high-calorie and fried food for a long time. It will make the patient's body lose appetite and the stool is not formed, and it will also make the patient's body appear limb weakness and body emaciation. If not treated in time, the gastrointestinal function of the patient may be disordered. When food supplements are the same, patients can also take orally the drugs that tonify the spleen for combined treatment.
Third, the treatment principle of heavy dampness should start with the lung, spleen and kidney, which are explained as follows: First, in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the lung is the source of Mizunokami, which itself has a role in distributing water. If the lung qi is insufficient, the blood will stagnate, resulting in heavy dampness in human body, so the lung should be promoted first. Second, strengthen the spleen, the spleen is the main transport of water, and the water you drink needs the transport of the spleen to become useful water, which has a nourishing effect on the human body. If the temper is insufficient, it will produce moisture, so the second step to treat moisture is to strengthen the spleen. .