Diarrhea belongs to the category of “diarrhea” in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Herbal remedies for diarrhea include Pueraria Mirifica, Scutellaria Baicalensis, Rhizoma Coptidis, Schisandra chinensis, Poria, and Semen Coicis.
Pueraria Mirifica has the effect of relieving heat (relieving heat from the surface of the skin), generating fluids to quench thirst, penetrating rashes, and elevating yang to stop diarrhea. It can treat hot diarrhea and dysentery, and diarrhea due to spleen deficiency. Scutellaria baicalensis has the effects of clearing heat and drying dampness, diarrhea and detoxification, stopping bleeding, and tranquilizing the fetus. It can clear dampness and heat in the large intestine and treat diarrhea. Huang Lian’s effects include clearing heat and drying dampness, relieving fire and removing toxins. It can treat damp-heat diarrhea and vomiting.
The effects of Schisandra chinensis include astringency and solidifying astringency (consolidating by astringency), benefiting qi and generating fluids (promoting fluid production by tonifying qi), and tonifying the kidneys and tranquilizing the heart. It can astringe the intestines to stop diarrhea (relieving diarrhea by enhancing the astringent function of the intestines), and can treat prolonged diarrhea due to deficiency and coldness of the spleen and kidneys.
Poria is effective in inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the flow of water to dispel dampness), strengthening the spleen, and tranquilizing the heart and mind. It strengthens the spleen, nourishes the middle and stops diarrhea by seeping dampness, and can treat diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency and dampness.
The effects of Coix Seed are diuresis, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, removing paralysis, draining pus, detoxifying and dispersing knots. It can be used to treat the diarrhea of spleen deficiency and dampness.
There are many herbal remedies for diarrhea, but which one to use depends on the symptoms, which are different. If you have any discomfort, please go to the hospital in time, and if you need to take medication, please use it under the guidance of a doctor.