TCM treatment of cholecystitis

In fact, it is better to treat cholecystitis through a traditional Chinese medicine treatment method, because traditional Chinese medicine can better help us regulate from the inside out. Atractylodes macrocephala, white peony root, or Codonopsis pilosula and Albizzia julibrissin bark are very effective in treating cholecystitis.

1. Atractylodes macrocephala and white peony root for treating chronic cholecystitis

【Functions and indications】Nourishes yin and relieves pain, regulates qi and strengthens the spleen. Mainly used to treat chronic cholecystitis.

[Ingredients of the folk prescription] 12 grams of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 10 grams each of white peony root and tangerine peel with wine, and 6 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose per day, decocted in water.

[Case Verification] This prescription was used to treat 48 cases, 38 of which were cured, 6 improved, and 4 were ineffective, with an overall effective rate of 91.7%.

2. Codonopsis pilosula and Albizzia julibrissin bark for chronic cholecystitis

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the spleen and regulates the middle, and relieves the liver and gallbladder. Mainly used to treat chronic cholecystitis. The symptoms include pain in the right flank, which extends to the right shoulder blade and right back. The pain is aggravated by eating too much meat and fat. The pain does not heal over the years. The patient has a weak constitution and is suffering from spleen deficiency and liver depression.

[Composition of the folk prescription] 15 grams each of Lu Codonopsis pilosula and Albizzia julibrissin bark, 12 grams each of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, White Poria cocos, Old Citron, and Fructus Croton, 6 grams of Guangchu bark, 5 grams of Licorice and Guangmuxiangshan, 10 grams of Guangyu Radix, and 2 grams of Panax notoginseng powder (to be taken in divided doses).

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose per day, decocted in water. You can also take several times the amount of this recipe, grind it into fine powder, pass it through a 100-mesh sieve, and make it into pills as big as radish seeds with water. Take 10 grams each time, 3 times a day, with warm water. One course of treatment is one month.

[Case Verification] This prescription was used to treat 36 patients, of whom 21 were cured, 12 improved, and 3 were ineffective. The total effective rate was 91.7%.

3. Centella asiatica and Bupleurum chinense for treating chronic cholecystitis

【Functions and indications】Mainly used to treat chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. Symptoms include intermittent pain in the upper abdomen, especially severe pain in the right flank, or vomiting of bitter water, or belching, heartburn, nausea, thin white tongue coating, and a wiry pulse.

[Ingredients of the folk prescription] 30 grams of Centella asiatica, 9 grams each of Bupleurum, Citrus aurantium, White Peony Root, Curcuma, Cuttlefish Bone, and Fritillaria thunbergii, and 3 grams of roasted Licorice root.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 dose per day, decocted in water. And the dosage can be increased or decreased according to symptoms.

[Case Verification] This prescription was used to treat 29 patients, of whom 18 were cured, 10 improved, and 1 was ineffective. Among the 18 cured cases, 11 were chronic cholecystitis and 7 were cholelithiasis. No recurrence was observed during the 2-year follow-up.