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

• Main Authors: Huan Du (Author), Ting-ting Kuang (Author), Shuang Qiu (Author), Tong Xu (Author), Chen-Lei Gang Huan (Author), Gang Fan (Author), Yi Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract In China, the medical use of fecal matter (fresh fecal suspension or dry feces) can be dated back to the fourth century, approximately 1700 years ago. In long-term clinical practice, Chinese doctors have accumulated unique and invaluable medical experience in the use of fecal materials. In...