What medications are available for treating hemorrhoids?

Generally, medications used to treat hemorrhoids include Shenshehua Hemorrhoid Ointment, Compound Shuangjin Hemorrhoid Ointment, Compound Pien Tze Huang Hemorrhoid Ointment, Compound Tengguo Hemorrhoid Suppository, and Pujie Hemorrhoid Suppository. The details are as follows:

1. Shenshehua Hemorrhoid Ointment: This is a traditional Chinese medicine composed of Sophora flavescens, Cnidium monnieri, Phellodendron bark, Honeysuckle, Galla chinensis, alum, and calcined calamine. It functions to clear heat, dry dampness, reduce swelling, and relieve pain. It is indicated for hemorrhoids (internal, external, or mixed) caused by wind damaging the intestinal network or downward infiltration of damp-heat, presenting symptoms such as rectal bleeding, redness, swelling, heat, and pain around the anus.

2. Compound Shuangjin Hemorrhoid Ointment: This is a traditional Chinese medicine composed of pepper, honeysuckle, rhubarb, gardenia, and Cibotium barometz. It has effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It is used to alleviate swelling and pain caused by hemorrhoids.

3. Compound Pien Tze Huang Hemorrhoid Ointment: This is a traditional Chinese medicine composed of Pien Tze Huang, pearl powder, amber, borneol, and other ingredients. It clears heat and detoxifies, disperses blood stasis to relieve pain, stops bleeding, and reduces hemorrhoids. It is indicated for internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids, and mixed hemorrhoids.

4. Compound Tengguo Hemorrhoid Suppository: This is a traditional Chinese medicine composed of sour vine fruit, Piper longum, turmeric, alkaline flower, and Isatis indigotica salt. It clears heat and detoxifies, cools the blood, and reduces swelling. It is used for painful and swollen hemorrhoids due to damp-heat and blood stasis in the large intestine.

5. Pujie Hemorrhoid Suppository: This is a traditional Chinese medicine composed of bear bile powder, borneol, pig gallbladder powder, and other ingredients. It clears heat and detoxifies, cools the blood, and stops bleeding. It is indicated for bloody stools due to heat syndrome and shows good efficacy for internal hemorrhoids at any stage, bleeding during defecation, and swelling associated with mixed hemorrhoids.

Patients are advised to use these medications according to medical instructions. If discomfort occurs, they should seek medical attention promptly and receive standardized treatment under a doctor's guidance, which helps promote recovery.