Equine chronic diarrhea: Traditional Chinese veterinary medicine review

Chronic diarrhea is a common problem in equine practice. Herbal medicine has been used for the treatment of gastrointestinal disease in horses for at least one thousand years. In present-day equine practice in China, the most common approach to treat chronic diarrhea is herbal medicine, or a combina...

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Published in:Journal of equine veterinary science 1997-12, Vol.17 (12), p.667-674
Main Authors: Xie, Huisheng, Huan, Liu, Merritt, A.M., Ott, E.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACUPUNCTURE
ACUPUNTURA
BAZO
BLOOD
BLOOD STAGNATION
CABALLOS
CHEVAL
CHINA
CHINE
Chinese herbal medicine
CHRONIC COURSE
Chronic diarrhea
DIARREA
DIARRHEE
DIARRHOEA
DRUG PLANTS
FORMULACIONES
FORMULATION
FORMULATIONS
herbal formula
HORSES
KIDNEY DEFICIENCY
KIDNEYS
MEDICAMENT TRADITIONNEL
MEDICAMENTOS TRADICIONALES
PLANTAS MEDICINALES
PLANTE MEDICINALE
PROCESO CRONICO
PROCESSUS CHRONIQUE
RATE
REIN
RINONES
SANG
SANGRE
SPLEEN
SPLEEN DEFICIENCY
TRADITIONAL MEDICINES
TREATMENT
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Summary:Chronic diarrhea is a common problem in equine practice. Herbal medicine has been used for the treatment of gastrointestinal disease in horses for at least one thousand years. In present-day equine practice in China, the most common approach to treat chronic diarrhea is herbal medicine, or a combination of herbal medicine and acupuncture. Three types of chronic diarrhea in horses will be described in detail in term of symptoms, diagnosis and herbal treatments in this paper. Nineteen herbal formulas for treatment of different types of diarrhea will be introduced. Clinical results of each herbal formula will be evaluated. Acupuncture treatment of this problem will also be included.
ISSN:0737-0806
1542-7412
DOI:10.1016/S0737-0806(97)80268-7