Clinical Experience with Gastric Motility Drugs, August 28, 1996

Clinical Experience with Gastric Motility Drugs, August 28, 1996

The function of gastric motility drugs is to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis. Tong Xiaolin from the China-Japan Friendship Hospital refers to the most commonly used traditional Chinese gastric motility medicines as "Small Trio" and "Small Quintet." The Small Trio includes zhishi, erchou, and da huang; the Small Quintet adds zhike and binlang. Generally, zhishi is used for the esophagus; zhishi combined with binlang and muxiang is used for the stomach; erchou and binlang are used for the small intestine; and da huang is used for the large intestine. Typically, the Small Trio is used for the gastrointestinal tract, while the Small Quintet is used for the large intestine.