Diarrhea

TCM Herbs Associated With Diarrhea

Diarrhea Is Associated With 28 TCM Herbs

Clears summerheat - especially with pronounced diarrhea or vomiting. Strengthens the spleen - chronic diarrhea, vaginal discharge due to spleen deficiency.

Tonifies the spleen, augments qi, dries dampness - diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite, vomiting, edema. Stabilizes the exterior and stops sweating - spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency. Calms the fetus - arising from spleen deficiency.

Tonify Kidney, strengthen yang - impotence, premature ejaculation, cold and painful lower back. Stabilizes jing and reserves urine - enuresis, incontinence of urine, frequent urination, spermatorrhea. Tonify and strengthen spleen yang - cold deficient spleen diarrhea, borborygmus, abdominal pain.…

Strongly dries dampness, strengthens spleen - low appetite, diarrhea, epigastric distention, fatigue, vomiting, greasy tongue coat. Expels wind-damp-cold (bi-syndrome) in extremities. Clears damp-heat from lower burner (combine with clear-heat herbs, however, as this has a warm nature (for exampl…

Promotes urination, clears heat - edema, lin syndromes due to damp-heat, generally in the lower warmer. Solidifies the stool - diarrhea with damp-heat or damp-summerheat. Clears the eyes - liver and kidney deficiency (dry eyes or cataracts) or heat in the liver channel (red, painful, swollen eyes…

Tonifies the middle warmer, augments the qi - lack of appetite, fatigue, diarrhea, vomiting, any spleen qi deficiency issues, prolapse of uterus, stomach, rectum. Tonifies the lungs - lung deficiency w/chronic cough, shortness of breath, copious sputum due to spleen qi deficiency. Nourishes fluid…

Warms middle warmer, directs rebellious Qi downward - cold in the stomach with vomiting, hiccups, abdominal pain, diarrhea. Warms kidney yang - impotence, leukorrhea due to Kidney yang deficiency.

Releases exterior, expel wind-cold (headache, chills, body ache) Bi-Syndromes, Wind-Damp, alleviates pain, relieves spasms (not very strong, only as a supporting herb) Trembling hands and/or feet Spleen/Liver intestinal issues - painful diarrhea, bright blood in stool Migraines  

Promotes urination, drains dampness, transforms phlegm - urinary difficulty, diarrhea, edema, headache, dizziness, greasy tongue coat. Strengthens the spleen, harmonizes the middle jiao - diarrhea, loss of appetite. Quiets the heart and calms the spirit - palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness.

Releases muscles, clears heat - exterior disease in subcutaneous region and muscles (governed by spleen and stomach) - fever, headache, stiffness in the back and the neck. Nourishes fluids, alleviates thirst - stomach heat, externally-contracted heat. Vents measles - accelerates rash at early sta…

Tonifies the middle jiao and lung - thirst, loose stools, fatigue. May be used in formulas to harmonize the stomach.

Dispels wind-cold-damp bi such as stiff joints, lower back pain, sore knees, cramping of muscles and sinews. Disperses cold and alleviates pain - epigastric and abdominal pain and diarrhea due to cold in the spleen and stomach.

Treats summerheat patterns - fever, irritability, excessive sweating, scanty urine, diarrhea due to summerheat. Raises and clears the spleen yang - diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, especially after summer-heat. Stops bleeding - lower burner bleeding due to heat or stagnation, also for vomiting …

Drains damp heat from the lower jiao - thick-yellow leukorrhea, foul-smelling diarrhea, dysentery; damp-heat pouring downward or hot leg qi - red, swollen, painful knees, legs, and/or feet; damp-heat jaundice. Drains kidney fire with signs of yin deficiency - steaming bone disorder, night sweats, …

Drains fire, relieves toxicity - high fever, irritability, disorientation, delirium, painful, red eyes, red tongue, sore throat, boils, carbuncles, abscesses. Clears heat, drains dampness - for damp-heat in the stomach or intestine, diarrhea or dysenteric disorder, vomiting and/or acid regurgitati…