What are the Chinese patent medicines for the treatment of cholecystitis?

Cholecystitis is a common disease in life, which is mainly divided into acute and chronic conditions. The more typical symptoms are severe pain or colic in the right upper abdomen, and it often occurs at the same time as gallstones. Since cholecystitis has a significant impact on the patient's health, in order to better treat it, patients are very concerned about Chinese patent medicines. So, what are the Chinese patent medicines for treating cholecystitis? Let’s take a closer look below.

1. The ingredients of Jindan tablets include gentian, moneywort, knotweed, and pig gall. It has the effects of clearing away damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, promoting menstruation and blood circulation, increasing bile secretion, and relaxing the bile duct sphincter, and can inhibit the retrograde infection of intestinal bacteria into the bile duct. It is mainly used to treat acute and chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, biliary tract infection and post-cholecystectomy syndrome. Dosage: Orally, 6-10 tablets each time, 3 times a day. It must be taken continuously for more than 3 months and should be used with caution by pregnant women.

2. The ingredients of Wujinzhidan tablets include black plum, rhubarb, bitter orange peel, turmeric, etc. Its functions are to clear away liver heat, promote liver stone removal, regulate qi and relieve pain. Indications: cholelithiasis, biliary tract infection, post-cholecystectomy syndrome. Dosage: 4 tablets each time, 3 times a day. A course of treatment is 6-8 weeks.

3. The function of choleretic tablets is to reduce inflammation and promote choleretic function. Indications: acute and chronic biliary tract infection, cholecystitis, and cholelithiasis. Dosage: 6-10 tablets each time, 3 times a day.

4. Anti-inflammatory and choleretic tablets. It has anti-inflammatory and choleretic effects. Indications: acute and chronic cholecystitis, cholangitis.

5. Danle Capsule. The ingredients include bile acid, centella asiatica, turmeric, hawthorn, and tangerine peel. Its function is to clear away heat and dampness, promote bile secretion and expel stones. Indications: Pain and discomfort in the right upper abdomen caused by damp-heat accumulation, hepatobiliary stones, and cholecystitis. It is especially suitable for elderly and frail patients who cannot tolerate surgery. Dosage: 4-6 capsules each time, 3 times a day.

6. Dangaining. Ingredients include pig bile and megen. Its functions are to clear away dampness and heat, promote bile secretion and expel stones, and relieve inflammation and pain. Indications: acute and chronic cholecystitis, biliary tract infection, gallbladder and bile duct stones, and can be used to prevent the recurrence of bile duct stones. One course of treatment for cholecystitis is 2 weeks, and one course of treatment for cholelithiasis is 2-3 months.

7. Danshitong Capsule (Dantong. It has the functions of promoting bile secretion, removing stones, clearing away heat and relieving inflammation. Indications: cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and biliary infection. Pregnant women should not take it.

8. Danning tablets. The effects are anti-inflammatory, choleretic and analgesic. Used for biliary colic caused by acute attack of chronic cholecystitis. Dosage: 2 to 3 tablets each time, 3 times a day.

The above is an introduction to the Chinese patent medicines for treating cholecystitis. I hope it will be helpful to patients. Although Chinese patent medicine is quite effective in treating cholecystitis, all medications must be used with caution. It is best to use the medication under the guidance of a doctor for greater safety. In addition to treating cholecystitis, we must also pay attention to complications that may occur during the treatment period.