The theory of spleen and stomach

theory of spleen deficiency

theory of replenishing earth

and theory of unblocking and descending are put forward and have been widely used in treating spleen and stomach diseases. Based on the above mentioned theories and long-term clinical experience

the theory of "harmonizing the center to restore balance" is proposed

which advocates that ascending and descending methods should be used together to regulate spleen and stomach

and descending method should be set as priority; intaking and transforming methods are combined when regulation is the key; syndrome differentiation of spleen and stomach is adopted to determine a separated or combined treatment; the earth（spleen） is the pivot when regulating five zang organs（五脏）. In terms of clinical application

the strategies including "eight spleen-fortifying methods"

"eight principles of unblocking stomach" and "two balances" are put forward. The "eight splee-fortifying methods" refer to fortifying spleen through rectifying qi

removing dampness

warming yang

percolating dampness

arresting diarrhea

softening the liver

diffusing the lung

as well as warming and supplementing spleen and kidney. The "eight principles of unblocking stomach" refer to treating stomach diseases with zang-fu（脏腑）

deficiency-excess

qi-blood

cold-heat pattern differentiation. The "two balances" are the re-balance of ascending and descending of qi movement and function of zang-fu.