This article summarized the clinical experience of professor XU Jingfan，a traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） master， in treating spleen and stomach diseases with aromatic herb Shichangpu （

Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii

）， based on the theory of 'aromatics acting on the spleen'. Shichangpu is commonly combined with Peilan （

Herba Eupatorii

） to aromatically awaken the spleen， and self-made

Xingpi Kaiwei Formula

（醒脾开胃方） can be used for postprandial distress syndrome of the spleen-stomach disharmony type. It is paired with Diyu （

Radix Sanguisorbae

） to resolve turbidity and promote wound healing， with a self-made

Changyu Decoction

（菖榆煎） for retention enema in chronic colitis and inflammatory bowel disease. When paired with Yujin （

Radix Curcumae

）， it can be used to promote

qi

and resolve constraint， and can be combined with modified

Sini Powder

（四逆散） for epigastric pain of liver-stomach disharmony type. Paired with Fangfeng （

Radix Saposhnikoviae

） to dispel wind and resolve dampness， and together with

Tongxie Important Formula

（痛泻要方）， it is used to treat diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome of liver constraint and spleen deficiency type. It is paired with Yizhiren （

Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae

） for its warming and astringing properties， and together with modified

Linggui Zhugan Decoction

（苓桂术甘汤） for phlegm-rheum due to spleen-stomach

yang

deficiency type. Clinically， great importance is also attached to tongue inspection related to Shichangpu， closely focusing on the pathogenesis of internal accumulation of damp turbidity in the middle

jiao

（焦）. Moreover， when treating spleen and stomach diseases， the dosage should be light and flexible.