Traditional Chinese medicine believes that both the absorption of nutrients and the metabolism of waste in human body need the participation of spleen. Patients with too much "waste" or poor nutrition absorption will be diagnosed as spleen deficiency.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yin and dampness are the most harmful to yang, which easily leads to poor transport of spleen and stomach. Therefore, tonifying the spleen in long summer is helpful to promote self-righting. After autumn, the human body recovers its qi and blood and improves its gastrointestinal function, so the body urgently needs to make up for the consumption in summer. At this time, strengthening the spleen laid the foundation for tonic in autumn and winter.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "Yang is nourished in spring and summer, and Yin is nourished in autumn and winter", and Yin refers to the life foundation of human body. Yin-nourishing drugs used in traditional Chinese medicine have the characteristics of nourishing, and the strong spleen and stomach function helps the human body digest and absorb Yin-nourishing drugs, laying the foundation for tonic in autumn and winter.
Drugs such as Shen Ling and Atractylodes macrocephala have the effect of invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness, or drugs such as Poria, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Coicis Semen and Lotus Leaf can also help patients to promote diuresis and eliminate dampness and have a healthy temper.
Text: Taylor