Foods for strengthening the spleen include: red dates (Chinese dates), chicken, rabbit meat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, yams, chestnuts, pork bellies, tripe, lamb bellies, beef, mandarin fish, loach, japonica rice, lentils, cowpea, indica rice, glutinous rice and honey.

Commonly used drugs for strengthening the spleen are: Codonopsis pilosula, Lotus Seed, Atractylodes Macrocephala, Poria, Yam, Coix Seed, etc.

Strengthening the spleen, a term in traditional Chinese medicine, refers to a therapeutic method of strengthening the spleen and transporting the temper. It is suitable for abdominal distension, loose stool, loss of appetite, limb fatigue, etc. caused by weakness of spleen and qi. Commonly used prescriptions such as Shenling Baizhu Powder and Xiangsha Liujunzi Decoction.

The eight most ideal methods for daily strengthening the spleen are: kneading pulse, climbing mountain, tiptoeing, pushing abdomen, kneeling, chiropractic, swallowing saliva and stretching tendons.