How to treat long-term spleen and stomach damp-heat in TCM?
When regulating the spleen and stomach, it should also be combined with dispersing lung qi. Because the spleen governs the transportation of Shui Gu, and the valley melts like water, and the lung governs the distribution of subtle substances, such as fog, the spleen needs the help of the lung to complete the distribution of subtle substances in Shui Gu, as Su Wen's meridian differentiation theory says: "The spleen governs the dispersion of subtle substances, from the lungs to the bladder meridian." The lung dominates the declaration and descending, the spleen and stomach dominate the ascending, clearing away turbidity, and the qi moves up and down together. Therefore, we must not forget to regulate the lungs when treating the spleen, and we must investigate the spleen when treating the lungs. Clinical medication should add products that strengthen the spleen and regulate the stomach, such as almond, Fructus Trichosanthis and Herba Ephedrae. In Clinical Guide to Medical Records, Ye used almonds to disperse lung qi and relieve depression, so that dampness was blocked, which was the first time to disperse lung qi, promote diuresis and strengthen spleen.