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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of chronic colitis |
| Tao Hua Tang Peach Blossom Decoction |
Warms the Middle Burner; Tonifies the Middle Burner; Strengthens the Intestines. | Deficient Yang of the Spleen and Kidneys (Cold accumulating in the Stomach and Intestines). | Chronic colitis; Chronic diarrhea; Chronic dysentery; Crohn's disease; Pain of the abdomen that responds favorably to local pressure and warmth; Peptic ulcer; Pus and blood in the stools (dark red blood); Hemorrhoid; Pale tongue; Slow-Deep-Faint pulse (Chi Chen Wei). |
| Si Shen Wan Four-Miracle Pill |
Warms Spleen and Kidneys; Tonifies Spleen and Kidneys; Strengthens the Intestines; Stops diarrhea. | Daybreak diarrhea, also called "cock-crow diarrhea" due to Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency. This is the time of the day when the Yin is at its peak and the Yang is starting to rise. If the Kidney Yang (source Yang) is weak, the Yang will not properly rise and the Yin will suddenly descend, causing diarrohea at this time. | Allergic colitis; Aversion to food; Chronic colitis; Chronic dysentery; Digestive disorders; Early morning diarrhea; Intestinal tuberculosis; Poor appetite; Cold limbs; Fatigue; Lethargy; Pain in the lower back; Pain of the abdomen; Pale tongue, thin-white coating; Slow-Deep-Forceless pulse (Chi Chen Wu Li). |
| Li Zhong Wan Regulating the Centre Pill |
Warms the Middle Burner; Tonifies Stomach and Spleen. | Middle Burner Cold from Deficiency, which is also known as Middle Burner Yang Deficiency. | Acute gastritis; Chronic colitis; Chronic gastritis; Duodenal ulcer; Nausea; No thirst; Poor appetite; Stomach prolapse; Vomiting; Watery diarrhea; Fullness of the abdomen that responds favorably to pressure; Fullness of the epigastrium that responds favorably to pressure; Functional metrorrhagia; Pale tongue, moisty-white coating; Weak-Slow-Deep pulse (Ruo Chi Chen). |