Chronic gastritis with antral erosion: What Chinese patent medicines to take?
Disease description:
I have chronic gastritis with gastric antrum erosion. I often experience mild stomach pain, as well as occasional stomach distension and acid reflux. Currently, I am very careful with my diet, but symptoms still recur from time to time. I would like to know if there are any appropriate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) patent medicines suitable for me?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Several commonly used Chinese patent medicines for treating chronic gastritis with antral erosion:
1. Liu Junzi Wan or Shen Ling Bai Zhu San: These medicines are suitable for the pattern of spleen-stomach deficiency, and are used to strengthen the spleen, invigorate qi, harmonize the stomach, and relieve pain.
2. Qing Wei San or Huang Lian Shang Qing Pian: These medicines are more suitable for the pattern of internal accumulation of damp-heat, and are used to clear heat, resolve dampness, regulate stomach qi.
3. Liang Fu Wan or Li Zhong Wan: These medicines can be considered for the pattern of cold pathogen invading the stomach, to warm the middle jiao, expel cold, harmonize the stomach, and relieve pain.
4. Xiang Sha Yang Wei Wan: This medicine belongs to warming interior formula, with the effect of warming the middle and harmonizing the stomach, which can improve symptoms such as stomach pain, vomiting, and acid regurgitation caused by deficiency of stomach yang.
5. Yang Wei Shu Jiao Nang: Containing herbs such as Polygonatum, Codonopsis, and Scrophularia, this medicine can strengthen the body's resistance and help treat gastric erosion.
6. Wen Wei Shu Jiao Nang: Containing herbs such as Atractylodes, Codonopsis, Hawthorn, and Astragalus, this medicine warms and nourishes the stomach and regulates qi to relieve pain.
Medication should be taken under the guidance of a qualified physician. If discomfort occurs, it is recommended to seek medical attention promptly.
