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After dysentery, the inability to eat is caused by the deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach and the rebellion of Qi in the chest. Wind-pathogen enters the intestines and stomach causing dysentery; during dysentery, water and grain (nutrients) are depleted. After the dysentery stops, the Spleen and Stomach remain deficient and cannot withstand food intake. Pathogenic factors contend with healthy Qi, causing Qi to rebel upward, leading to weak Stomach Qi and an inability to eat.

For cases of Spleen and Stomach deficiency and exhaustion after dysentery, characterized by inability to eat and drink, and emaciation of the four limbs, Ren Shen San (Ginseng Powder) is indicated.
Ren Shen (Panax ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang, remove rhizome head) Gao Liang Jiang (Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma, 1 liang, cut into pieces) Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 1 liang) Bai Fu Ling (Poria, 1 liang) Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 2 liang, remove rough bark, stir-fry with ginger juice until fragrant) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 0.5 liang, stir-fry until slightly yellow)
Crush the above herbs finely and sieve them into a powder. Take 2 qian each time, at any time, mixed with jujube porridge decoction for administration.

For chronic cold-type dysentery where the Spleen and Stomach remain deficient after cessation, resulting in inability to eat and drink, and weakness in the four limbs, Bai Zhu San (Atractylodes Powder) is indicated.
Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 1 liang, cut into pieces and stir-fry lightly) Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 1 liang, processed until cracked and cut into pieces) Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 0.5 liang) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 0.5 liang, stir-fry until slightly red and cut into pieces) Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 1 liang, remove rough bark, stir-fry with ginger juice until fragrant) E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini, 1 liang, crush and stir-fry until yellow and dry) Shen Qu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, 1 liang, stir-fry until slightly yellow) Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 1 liang, cut into pieces and stir-fry lightly)
Crush the above herbs finely and sieve them into a powder. Take 2 qian each time, at any time, mixed with jujube porridge decoction for administration.

For post-dysentery weakness and emaciation with inability to ingest food, He Li Le Wan (Terminalia Pill) is indicated.
He Li Le (Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus, 1 liang, roasted, use the peel) Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 0.5 liang) Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos, 0.5 liang) Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen, 1 liang, remove shell) Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 1 liang, cut into pieces and stir-fry lightly) Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 3 fen, soak in water, remove white pith)
Grind the above herbs into powder. Mix with the pulp of boiled jujubes and pound 200-300 times. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills each time, at any time, with ginger-jujube decoction.

For post-dysentery Spleen and Stomach weakness, lack of appetite, and weakness in the four limbs, Zhu Gan Wan (Pig Liver Pill) is indicated.
Zhu Gan (Pig Liver, one large leaf, boil in vinegar until soft and grind into paste) Wu Mei (Mume Fructus, 1 liang, stir-fry lightly) Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 1 liang, processed until cracked and cut into pieces) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 fen, stir-fry until slightly yellow, use the peel) Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, small amount)
Grind the above herbs into powder. Mix with pig liver and pound 200-300 times. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills each time, at any time, with porridge decoction.

For post-dysentery weakness of the four limbs and inability to eat, Bai Zhu Wan (Atractylodes Pill) is indicated.
Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 2 liang) Shen Qu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, 1 liang, stir-fry until slightly yellow) Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen, 1 liang, remove shell) Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 1 liang, processed until cracked and cut into pieces) Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 1 liang, cut into pieces and stir-fry lightly) Ren Shen (Panax ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang, remove rhizome head) Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 0.5 liang) Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 0.5 liang) Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, 2 liang, processed, remove skin and umbilical scar)
Grind the above herbs into powder. Mix with refined honey and pound 200-300 times. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills each time, at any time, with jujube porridge decoction.

For post-dysentery inability to eat, Qi deficiency, and emaciation, Mai Ya Wan (Hordeum Pill) is indicated.
Mai Ya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, 2 liang, stir-fry until slightly yellow) Shen Qu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, 0.5 jin, stir-fry until slightly yellow) Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, 1 liang, processed, remove skin and umbilical scar) Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 1 liang) Wu Mei (Mume Fructus, 1 liang, stir-fry lightly) Ren Shen (Panax ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang, remove rhizome head) Bai Fu Ling (Poria, 1 liang)
Grind the above herbs into powder. Mix with refined honey and pound 200-300 times. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills each time, at any time, with jujube porridge decoction.

For post-dysentery Spleen and Stomach Qi deficiency, inability to eat and drink, and weakness in the four limbs, Mu Xiang Wan (Aucklandia Pill) is indicated.
Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 0.5 liang) He Li Le (Terminaliae Chebulae Fructus, 0.5 liang, roasted, use the peel) Suo Sha (Amomi Fructus Rotundus, 0.5 liang, remove shell) Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos, 0.5 liang) Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen, 1 liang, remove shell) Ren Shen (Panax ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang, stir-fry with ginger juice)
Grind the above herbs into powder. Mix with vinegar-cooked wheat flour paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills each time, at any time, with jujube porridge decoction.