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Table 6 Similarities and differences of fecal medicines related to treated diseases in Chinese traditional medical systems

From: Fecal medicines used in traditional medical system of China: a systematic review of their names, original species, traditional uses, and modern investigations

Name

Traditional medical system

Original species

Identical indications

Different indications

Refs.

Wu-Ling-Zhi

TCM

Trogopterus xanthipes Milne-Edwards

Amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea

Stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, swelling and aching due to traumatic injury, and snake bites (external use)

[5, 8, 52]

Tibetan EM

Stomachache

[59, 60]

Korean EM

Stabbing pain in chest and abdomen

[60]

Dai EM

Snake bites (external use)

[60]

Yao EM

Epilepsy

[63]

Tujia EM

Swelling and aching due to traumatic injury, and snake bites (external use)

[60]

Nu EM

–

Cold, whooping cough and fever

[60]

Mongolian EM

–

Diarrhea, gout and itching

[62]

Hei-Bing-Pian

Tibetan EM

Sus scrofa L.

Dyspepsia, biliary diseases, plague and distending pain in the stomach

–

[6, 36, 59]

Mongolian EM