Chinese medicine prescription for cholecystitis

Medically, the incidence of cholecystitis is only lower than that of appendicitis, a surgical intestinal disease. Therefore, when cholecystitis occurs, the patient will feel unbearable abdominal pain. This is generally acute cholecystitis, while chronic cholecystitis will slowly erode the patient's body. If cholecystitis develops to a serious level, it may cause gallstones, and lithotripsy may be necessary. In the process of treating cholecystitis, you can choose either Western medicine or Chinese medicine. So what are the Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating cholecystitis?

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%.

Treating chronic cholecystitis with Codonopsis pilosula and Albizzia julibrissin

【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%.

Treating chronic cholecystitis with Chinese moneywort and bupleurum

【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.

Treating Chronic Cholecystitis with Bupleurum and Lily

【Functions and indications】Soothes the liver, clears the stomach, and promotes blood circulation. Mainly used to treat chronic cholecystitis. It is suitable for patients with liver depression, qi stagnation, and dampness and heat in the middle burner.

[Ingredients of the folk prescription] 15 grams each of bupleurum, lily, curcuma, and dandelion, 10 grams each of toosendan and scutellaria, 30 grams of centipede, and 13 grams of lindera.

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

[Additions and subtractions] If the chest and back pain is severe, add 15 grams each of Trichosanthes peel and Allium macrostemon; if the belching is frequent, add 10 grams each of dried tangerine peel and Magnolia officinalis; if there is heartburn, add 10 grams of cuttlefish bone; if there is jaundice, add 20 grams of Artemisia capillaris.

[Case Verification] This prescription was used to treat 21 patients, of whom 14 were cured, 6 improved, and 1 was ineffective. The total effective rate was 95.2%.