What Chinese medicine should be taken for acute enteritis?
Acute enteritis is a common digestive system disease, which mainly presents symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. According to traditional Chinese medicine, acute enteritis is mostly caused by exogenous dampness and heat, improper diet or weak spleen and stomach. For different syndrome types, the selection of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions is also different. The following is a compilation of traditional Chinese medicine treatment options for acute enteritis and related hot topics among the hot topics discussed on the Internet in the past 10 days.
1. Common syndrome types and traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for acute enteritis

| Certificate type | Main symptoms | Recommended Chinese medicine prescriptions | Main ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damp heat type | Urgent diarrhea, burning anus, short and red urine | Pueraria lobata and Qinlian soup | Pueraria lobata, skullcap, coptis, licorice |
| Cold and damp type | Abdominal pain, thirst for warmth, diarrhea, and chills | Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder | Patchouli, Perilla, Angelica dahurica, Poria |
| Spleen deficiency type | Recurrent diarrhea, loss of appetite, and fatigue | Shenling Baizhu Powder | Ginseng, Poria, Atractylodes, Yam |
2. Analysis of recent popular Chinese medicine prescriptions
1.Pueraria lobata and Qinlian soup: It has been widely discussed on social media recently, especially for summer damp heat acute enteritis. It is highly regarded for its effect of clearing away heat and drying dampness.
2.Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder: As a traditional famous prescription, the popularity of cold-damp enteritis caused by summer air-conditioning disease and improper diet has increased recently, and its application is rising again.
3.Shenling Baizhu Powder: For the treatment of spleen deficiency in the late stages of chronic enteritis or acute enteritis, TCM experts have recently recommended it many times, emphasizing its role in strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea.
3. Traditional Chinese Medicine Diet Therapy Auxiliary Program
| Dietary therapy | Applicable certificate type | Preparation method |
|---|---|---|
| Purslane Porridge | Damp heat type | 30g purslane, 50g japonica rice, cooked as porridge |
| Ginger brown sugar water | Cold and damp type | 10g ginger, 20g brown sugar, decoct in water and take warm |
| Yam and lotus seed soup | Spleen deficiency type | 50g yam, 30g lotus seeds, stew into soup |
4. Precautions
1.Treatment based on syndrome differentiation: For the treatment of acute enteritis with traditional Chinese medicine, prescriptions should be selected according to the syndrome type, and medication should not be used blindly.
2.Diet care: Avoid spicy, cold, greasy food, and eat light and easy-to-digest food.
3.Seek medical attention promptly: If symptoms are severe or persist, seek medical treatment promptly to avoid delaying the condition.
5. Conclusion
The traditional Chinese medicine treatment of acute enteritis needs to combine individual differences and syndrome characteristics to select appropriate prescriptions. Recently popular Chinese medicine prescriptions such as Gegen Qinlian Decoction and Huoxiang Zhengqi Powder have shown good clinical efficacy. At the same time, combined with dietary therapy and lifestyle adjustments, recovery can be accelerated. We hope this article can provide practical reference information for patients with acute enteritis.
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