Jiangxi and Anhui Folk Single-Herb Proven Remedies for Treating Swine Influenza

Because influenza virus antigens frequently mutate, there is still no vaccine, and specific effective drugs have no particular effect; however, in general clinical practice Chinese herbal medicine is mostly used, or antibiotics and sulfonamides are used to control secondary infection.

Principles of Chinese medicine treatment: for wind-cold type common cold, it is appropriate to dispel wind and release the exterior, dispel cold and relieve cough; for wind-heat type common cold, it is appropriate to dispel wind and clear heat, nourish yin and relieve cough.

(1) Fresh Isatis leaf 150-200 g, fresh Cynanchum stauntonii leaf 100 g, fresh kudzu root 200 g, Kalimeris indica 150 g, decoct in water and take orally.

(2) Perilla leaf and Schizonepeta each 30 g, kudzu root 10 g, Saposhnikovia and dried tangerine peel each 15 g, with ginger and scallion white as guiding herbs, decoct in water and take orally.

(3) Centipeda minima, Vitex negundo leaf, Solidago decurrens, and Caryopteris incana each 15 g, Mahonia bealei 20 g, mint 10 g, decoct together in water, and take orally in 2 divided doses.

(4) Garlic 50 g, scallion bulb 50 g, dried tangerine peel 25 g, decoct together in water and take orally.

(5) Elsholtzia 25 g, Vitex negundo root 150 g, decoct together in water, add Asarum (ground into powder) 5 g and mix well, take orally in 2 divided doses.

(6) Zanthoxylum nitidum 50 g, Caryopteris incana 100 g, decoct in water, mix into feed and take orally.

(7) Solanum lyratum, Kalimeris indica, Lygodium japonicum, Bupleurum, and cassia bark each 25 g. Decoct in water and feed in 1 portion.

(8) Fresh chrysanthemum and fresh wild perilla each 1000 g, add 1500 g water, distill to obtain 1000 mL of medicinal liquid, inject 20 mL intramuscularly.

(9) Solanum lyratum root and Asarum forbesii root each 15 g, wild chrysanthemum and Solidago decurrens each 50 g, decoct in water and take orally.

(10) Honeysuckle, Forsythia, Scutellaria, Bupleurum, Arctium, dried tangerine peel, and licorice each 15-25 g, decoct in water and feed orally.

(11) Sanhua injection: use wild chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, and Solidago decurrens each 500 g (all fresh herbs), add 1500 g water, distill into 1300 mL, dispense and sterilize for later use. For each large pig, inject 10-20 mL intramuscularly. Mainly treats influenza, high fever, and enteritis.

(12) Eucalyptus leaf injection: use fresh eucalyptus leaf 500 g and dried Angelica dahurica 250 g, add 1000 g water, distill into 500 mL, inject 2-3 times daily, mainly treats high fever and erysipelas.

(13) Tuireiding injection: use wild chrysanthemum, honeysuckle stem, and Lophatherum each 500 g, Solanum lyratum, Commelina communis, and Solidago decurrens each 1000 g. Add 7.5 kg water, soak for 24 hours, then distill into 4500 mL, dispense and sterilize for later use. Piglets inject 10-20 mL intramuscularly, large pigs inject 20-40 mL intramuscularly, divided into 2-3 times daily, mainly treats common cold and high fever.

(14) Commelina communis injection, using Commelina communis steamed in water, extracted by alcohol precipitation, made to contain 1 g of crude drug per mL, for rash-type swine erysipelas.

To reduce fever, 30% analgin 3-5 mL may be injected intramuscularly, or compound quinine 5-10 mL, or 1%-2% aminopyrine solution 5-10 mL intramuscularly. Or take aspirin 2-4 g orally. To increase the disease resistance of sick pigs, 2-4 mL of Baierding may be injected intramuscularly. To prevent or treat secondary infection, antibiotics or sulfonamide drugs may be used.