Traditional Chinese medicine prescription for detoxification and bowel cleansing

There is no universal detoxification and intestinal cleansing Chinese herbal prescription that is suitable for everyone. Effective prescriptions commonly used in clinical practice must be used according to the syndrome differentiation of the body. Currently, the basic prescriptions that have been evidence-based and widely used are mainly divided into three categories: suitable for cold accumulation, suitable for damp-heat accumulation, and daily conditioning. It is absolutely not recommended to buy Internet-famous intestinal cleansing products containing senna, aloe vera, and rhubarb for long-term use.

To be honest, I followed the trend two years ago and drank the same type of intestinal cleansing tea sold by celebrities online. After drinking it for two days, I couldn’t stand still. Then I quickly brewed some ginger and jujube tea and it took three days to recover. It was really a trap. Last week, I met a 22-year-old girl in the clinic. She bought senna and soaked it for half a month in an attempt to cleanse her intestines and reduce her belly. As a result, she couldn't pull out the stool without using Kaiser. A colonoscopy showed that she had mild melanosis of the colon. She sat at the consultation table and her nose was red from crying.

Contrary to what many people think, the syndrome differentiation of "intestinal toxin stagnation" in Chinese medicine has never been about using laxatives uniformly. Old doctors from the typhoid sect often say that nowadays many people sit for a long time and are greedy for cold. The blockage of stool in the intestines is not a heat knot at all, but a cold accumulation. If you touch their stomach, it will be cold all year round. The stool is either sticky and difficult to pass, or it is so hard that it is blocked but there is no burning sensation when it is pulled out. Usually, the hands and feet are cold, and eating cold fruits will cause stomach upset. If you give them cold medicines such as rhubarb and coptis, the more they eat, the more blocked they will become. In this case, the basic recipe of Wenpi Decoction is commonly used: 6g of prepared aconite, 6g of dried ginger, 3g of wine rhubarb (bottom below), 10g of Codonopsis pilosula, and 6g of Zhigancao. It warms the yang and guides stagnation at the same time, and will not damage the healthy qi. I have prescribed it to many patients who are afraid of cold and have constipation. Generally, after 3 doses, they can clearly feel that their bowel movements are smooth and will not cause discomfort.

Unlike the typhoid group, the febrile group mostly meets young people who love to eat hot pot, drink iced milk tea, and stay up late until their faces are oily. Most of the things that are blocked in the intestines of these people are dampness and heat. The stool they pull out is either sticky to the toilet and smells bad, or it is as hard as a sheep shit egg. When they open their mouths, they still have bad breath, and their tongue coating is so yellow that it looks like it has been brushed. Layer the sauce. At this time, you cannot use warm ones. The commonly used additions and subtractions of Zhishi Daozhi Pills are: Zhishi 10g, wine rhubarb 3g (bottom below), skullcap 6g, coptis 3g. , stir-fried Shenqu 10g, Atractylodes 10g, Poria 10g, Alisma 6g, which can eliminate accumulated accumulation and clear dampness and heat at the same time. Atractylodes and Poria are also added to protect the spleen and stomach and prevent excessive diarrhea. Oh, by the way, I usually prescribe this prescription for up to 7 days. I will definitely remove the rhubarb and add astragalus and yam to replenish the spleen and stomach. It is impossible for patients to take it for a long time.

If you don’t have any serious problem, but you eat too much barbecue and milk tea at a dinner party with friends on the weekend, and your belly is so bloated that it beats like a small drum, you don’t need to use strong medicine. What I always keep at home is 10g of each Jiao Sanxian plus 10g of fried radish seeds, and then throw it away. Boil two pieces of tangerine peel for 15 minutes and drink it as water. After one or two meals and a few farts, the stomach will soften. It is very peaceful and can be used by the elderly and children. It is not a "prescription" at all, it is just a daily food and drink prescription.

Many people have a misunderstanding about "detoxification and bowel cleansing". They think that the more you poop, the better. They even think that the darker and smellier the poop is, the more toxins are expelled. This is purely brainwashed by Internet celebrity marketing. No matter which school of Chinese medicine you come from, they do not agree to rely on violent laxatives to clear the intestines. The anthraquinones in senna, aloe, and rhubarb are like pumping stimulants into the intestines. Over time, the intestines will stop moving on their own and will become more and more blocked. If used for a long time, there is a high chance of melanosis of the colon.

Also, pregnant women, nursing mothers, the elderly, and people with particularly weak spleen and stomach, please don’t randomly try the prescriptions on the Internet. I once saw a girl who was 2 months pregnant. She drank senna to cleanse her intestines, and she almost had a miscarriage. It really scared me to death.

To put it bluntly, there are so many "toxins" in the intestines that need to be excreted. Most of the time, it is because you eat too much, move less, and have a disordered work and rest schedule. Adjusting your living habits is better than anything else. If you really need to take medication, you have to find a professional doctor to diagnose it before prescribing it. If you try it on your own, it will only cost you a small amount of money, and it will only cost you more than you gain if you damage your body.