Figure 6.

Preventative effects of the intestine function recovery decoction, a traditional Chinese medicine, on postoperative intra-abdominal adhesion formation in a rat model. The outermost circle illustrates the nine traditional Chinese medicinal (TCM) herbs, which are components of the intestine function recovery decoction (IFRD). The second circle shows that the IFRD possesses two types of TCM pharmacology, namely, “removing stasis by purgation” and “promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis.” The third circle illustrates four types of underlying pharmacological action of the IFRD for preventing adhesive formation, including anti-inflammation, antifibrosis, profibrinolysis, and prointestinal motility. The kernel shows that the IFRD can effectively prevent adhesive formation independent of complementary TCM.