野麻草系大戟科植物铁苋莱(Acalypha au-stralis L.),一年生草本,药用全草,其性味淡平,具有清热利湿,消肿解毒功能,用于治疗痢疾、肠炎等疾病,是一种本省民间常用止痢止泻药.福建省立医院小儿科多年来用野麻草治疗小儿腹泻取得满意效果.本文从药理、药化角度对其止泻作用进行探讨. Wild herb is a family of Acalypha au-stralis L., an annual herb, medicinal herb, which has a mild taste, heat and dampness, swelling and detoxification, and is used to treat dysentery and enteritis. Disease is a kind of anti-diarrhea and antidiarrheal medicine commonly used in the province. The pediatrics of Fujian Provincial Hospital has been used for the treatment of diarrhea in children for many years to obtain satisfactory results. This article discusses its antidiarrheal effect from the perspective of pharmacology and pharmacology.