白头翁汤是《伤寒论》用来治疗“热痢下重”的主要方剂。方中之白头翁清热解毒,凉血止痢;黄连、黄柏清热解毒,燥湿制痢;秦皮清热涩肠止痢。四药合用,具有清热解毒,燥湿制痢的功能,故临床常用于急性细菌性痢疾及阿米巴痢疾而表现发热口渴、腹痛下痢、里急后重、便下脓血、肛门灼热、苔黄脉数者。笔者又根据白头翁能抑制阿米巴原虫的生长和杀灭阴道滴虫的药理作用,试用于人肠细毛滴虫、梨形鞭毛虫、人肠滴虫等虫感染所致而具有湿热证表现的泻、痢,治愈多例,现列举记录较完整的四则,以供参考。例一湿热痢 Pulsatillae Decoction is the main prescription for the treatment of “heat and weight loss.” Fang Pulsatilla detoxification, cooling blood to stop phlegm; Huang Lian, Huang Baiqing detoxification, dampness and phlegm; Qinpi clear astringent intestines only. The combination of four drugs has the functions of heat-clearing, detoxifying, and damp-drying. It is often used clinically for acute bacterial dysentery and amoebic dysentery. It is characterized by fever, thirst, abdominal pain, diarrhea, tenesmus, lower abscess, anal burning, and yellow veins. A few. In accordance with the pharmacological effects of Pulsatillae on inhibiting the growth of amoeba protozoa and killing vaginal trichomoniasis, the authors also tested it for the manifestation of damp-heat syndromes caused by infections such as human intestinal trichomonas, pear-shaped flagellates, and human intestinal trichomonas. There are many cases of diarrhoea, phlegm, and cure. Now we list four more complete records for reference. Example 1