The clinical symptoms of functional dyspepsia correspond with "distention and fullness"

"gastric upset"and "stomachache"in Chinese medicine. Dampness stagnancy due to spleen deficiency syndrome

caused by dysfunction of spleen governing body fluid transportation and transformation

can not only lead to lower gastrointestinal diarrhea

but is related to upper gastrointestinal symptoms

such as early satiety

postprandial satiety

epigastric pain and upper abdominal burning sensation. Therefore

the authors hold that body fluid metabolic disorder may cause functional dyspepsia and provide theoretical support to paying attention to using eliminating dampness herbs

when invigorating spleen and regulating Qi-flowing herbs are applied to treat functional dyspepsia clinically.