Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine for the Treatment of Diarrhea in Horses

Abstract

Diarrhea is one of the most common clinical conditions in equine practice. The 4 most commonly seen TCVM Patterns are Spleen (GI) Damp-Heat, Liver Qi Stagnation, Spleen Qi Deficiency and Kidney Yang Deficiency. The top 5 acupoints for any of these Patterns are BL-20, BL-21, GV-1, SP-6 and SP-3. Damp Heat can be treated with the Chinese herbal medicine, Zhi Li Tang, while Liver Qi Stagnation can be treated by Xiao Yao San. Shen Ling Bai Zhu San can effectively treat Spleen Qi Deficiency and Si Shen Wan is good for Kidney Yang Deficiency.