The invention provides a medicated food for improving the nutrition state of liver cirrhosis, which is prepared from the following raw materials: tuckahoe, coix seed, Chinese yam, finger citron, endothelium corneum gigeriae galli, jujubes and ordinary rice; and the raw materials have the effects of strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness as well as soothing the liver and regulating the flow of qi. By virtue of the characteristics of foods according to the homology of medicines and foods, the medicated food can supply partial energy and nutritional ingredients required by patient bodies; and moreover, by virtue of the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine components for strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness as well as promoting qi circulation for diuresis, the functions of tri-jiao for promoting qi circulation, dredging collaterals and promoting diuresis are optimal, so that pathological factors are eliminated, the physiological functions of the liver are improved, physiologic conditions favorable for repairing liver tissues are formed, and a benign auxiliary treatment effect on the condition of a patient suffering liver cirrhosis is achieved. The medicated food has the effects of increasing plasma albumin, promoting liver regeneration and promoting recovery of liver functions. The invention provides a new simple, feasible, economical, practical, safe and effective method for auxiliary treatment of the patient suffering liver cirrhosis in the decompensated period. Through clinical practice for many years, the effective rate of the medicated food is 92.7%.