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Posology

Daily dose to treat amoebiasis, 4–16g as a decoction or powder in three divided doses for 3–7 days (3); to treat malaria, 3–6g in three divided doses after meals for 4 or 5 days (3).

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In this study of 20 crude extracts of Chinese herbals, the extracts of Coptis chinensis [Huang Lian] and Brucea javanica [Ya Dan Zi] were found to be most active against B. hominis.

The patient was treated for one week with the following herbal formula. The quantities refer to grams of concentrated (5:1) powdered herbal extracts.

bai shao 14 g

dang gui 7 g

gan cao 7 g

haung lian 14 g

huang qin 7 g

da huang 3 g

mu xiang 4 g

zhi shi 3 g

rou gui 4 g

ya dan zi 14 g

Dosage was 3.5 g, 3 times daily for one week. After one week, the patient reported improvement in the abdominal pain, but ongoing problems with constipation. The formula was modified slightly as follows:

bai shao 13 g

dang gui 6 g

gan cao 6 g

haung lian 13 g

huang qin 6 g

da huang 5 g

mu xiang 4 g

zhi shi 3 g

rou gui 3 g

ya dan zi 13 g

huo ma ren 5 g

Dosage for the second week was again 3.5 g, 3 times daily for one week.

About two weeks after completing the herbal treatment, the patient was retested and found completely clear of B. hominis. This concluded the successful treatment with Chinese herbs of a verifiable digestive tract infection. TCM is often noted for its usefulness against so-called functional diseases such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, where there is no known organic cause of the dysfunction. This case offers an example of how

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