Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula for Bacterial Dysentery
TCM Prescription (I)
【Differential Diagnosis】Damp-heat stagnating in the intestines, obstructing qi and blood, impaired transmission.
【Treatment Principle】Clear heat and detoxify, cool blood and stop dysentery.
【Formula Name】Bacterial Dysentery Decoction.
【Composition】Honeysuckle 50 grams, Coptis chinensis 20 grams, Pulsatilla chinensis 50 grams, Fraxinus rhynchophylla 50 grams, Rhubarb 30 grams, stir-fried radix et rhizoma sophorae flavescentis 50 grams, Prunus mume 50 grams, Herba centipedae 50 grams, hawthorn 50 grams.
【Usage】Soak herbs in water, then concentrate by decocting twice, collect 500 ml of liquid for enema preparation. Each enema administers 150–250 ml (temperature adjusted to patient’s body temperature), retain for 30 minutes, twice daily. One course lasts 3 days.
【Source】Zeng Chong’s Formula.
TCM Prescription (II)
【Differential Diagnosis】Internal damp-heat, external exposure to summer heat.
【Treatment Principle】Clear heat and promote diuresis, relieve summer-heat and stop dysentery.
【Formula Name】Ginseng Oyster Three Lotus Decoction.
【Composition】Codonopsis pilosula 31 grams, raw oyster shell 31 grams, lotus leaf 15 grams, lotus stem 15 grams, lotus peduncle 15 grams.
【Usage】Decoct and take orally, one dose per day, twice daily.
【Source】Cui Zonghan’s Formula<Bacterial Dysentery>