Table 1.

CHM preparations for the treatment of anal fistula

CHM	Applicable situation	Main components	Main effect	Reference
Huoxue Zhitong Powder	It is suitable for all patients with postoperative pain and blood stasis	Frankincense, myrrh, angelica, kusnezoff monkshood root	Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, relax tendons and smooth collaterals, dispel wind and relieve pain	[23]
Buzhong Yiqi soup	It is suitable for patients with anal fistula of qi deficiency and anal falling	Astragalus, ginseng, angelica, licorice, tangerine peel, cohosh, bupleurum, baicalensis	Supplement qi, blood circulation, Yang lift sink	[24]
Bazhen soup	It is suitable for patients with qi and blood deficiency	Ginseng, atractylodes, Poria cocos, red licorice, angelica, white peony root medicine, cooked rehmannia, ligusticum chuanxiong, add ginger, jujube	Promote blood circulation, promote qi, dispel wind and relieve pain, invigorate spleen and qi, clearing heat and detoxification	[25]
Longdan Xiegan decoction	It is suitable for patients with anal fistula who have symptoms of damp heat, such as anal swelling and pain, discharge and so on	Gentian, gardenia, Scutellaria baicalensis, bupleurum, Ze diarrhea, wood tong, car front, Angelica, rehmannia, licorice	Clear the liver and relieve the fire, benefit the dampness and heat, and relieve the pain	[26]
Huangqi decoction	It is suitable for patients with anal fistula of damp-heat downward injection	Astragalus, Angelica, atractylodes, licorice	Invigorate qi, solid surface, collect sweat	[27]
Crane herb ointment		Crane grass, yellow cypress, baicalensis, Angelica, white peony root	Convergence and hemostasis, dry and wet insecticide	[28]
Huanglian Jiedu decoction		Coptis, Phellodendri Chinrnsis Cortex, baicalensis, gardenia	Clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and relieve pain	[29]

CHM, Chinese herbal medicine.