What herbal remedies for gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis belongs to the category of “diarrhea” in traditional Chinese medicine, which needs to be diagnosed and treated, and can be categorized into different types of illnesses. To diagnose and treat the illness, use Ge Ge Gen Baicalin Lian Pill, Ginseng Ling Bai Zhu San, Sisi Pill, Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Oral Liquid, etc., and follow the doctor’s instructions. 1. Dampness-heat embodiment: abdominal pain, diarrhea, sticky stools, burning anus, etc. Puergen Scutellariae Lian Pill and other formulas can be used to clear away heat and relieve dampness to stop diarrhea. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Puerariae Radix Scutellariae Lian Pill are not clear; note that the diet should be light, forbidding raw, hard, greasy and other indigestible food, and not suitable for people with diarrhea caused by coldness in the spleen and stomach. 2. Spleen deficiency and dampness: abdominal pain, loose stools (thin and unformed stools), low food intake, fatigue, etc., can use ginseng ling baizhu san and other formulas, in order to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Ginseng Ling Bai Zhu San are not clear; note: avoid indigestible food, and should not be taken by patients with cold and fever. 3. Kidney-Yang deficiency: symptoms include abdominal pain, Wu Zhi Diarrhea (abdominal pain and desire to defecate before dawn), bowel sounding, abdominal distension, etc. Formulas such as Sishen Pills can be used to warm up the kidney and disperse cold, astringent intestines to stop diarrhea (alleviate diarrhea by enhancing the intestinal astringent function). The adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions of Si Shen Wan are not clear. 4. Cold and dampness in stomach and intestines: symptoms such as distension and pain in the epigastrium (stomach and abdomen), vomiting, diarrhea, chest and diaphragm stuffiness, etc. Formulas such as Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Oral Liquid can be used in order to dissolve the surface and eliminate the dampness (relieving the evil qi from the external senses and dispelling dampness within the body), and regulate qi and zhong (adjusting the qi of the spleen and stomach, so as to make the functions of the spleen and stomach smooth). The adverse reactions and contraindications of Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Oral Liquid are not known. If you feel unwell and need medication, please seek medical advice and use the medicine under doctor’s supervision.