细菌性痢疾是由痢疾杆菌引起的一组肠道传染病。临床表现以全身中毒、发热、腹痛、腹泻、里急后重及粘液脓血便为主。祖国医学在古代虽未找到病原体,但在历代医书中对此病已有不少记载,积累了丰富的经验。我国最早的医书“素问”中记有:“肠癖下脓血,火淫所胜,民病注泄赤白,腹痛溺赤,甚则血便,”“难经”中说:“大瘕 Bacillary dysentery is a group of intestinal infectious diseases caused by Shigella. Clinical manifestations of systemic poisoning, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, tenesmus and mucus pus and blood-based. Although ancient Chinese medicine did not find the pathogen, but in ancient medical books have a lot of records of the disease, has accumulated rich experience. China’s earliest medical book, “Su asked” in mind: “Gastrointestinal bleeding under prostitution, the victory of prostitution, civil disease excretion Chibai, abdominal pain drown red, even bloody stools,” “Difficult Classic,” said: