Ulcerative colitis is a chronic nonspecific inflammatory bowel disease characterized by continuous and diffuse inflammatory changes in the colorectal mucosa. Its clinical symptoms include abdominal pain

diarrhea

bloody purulent stools

tenesmus and so on. It can be classified into the categories of "intestinal diarrhea"

"dysenteric diarrhea" and "rest dysentery" in traditional Chinese medicine. In traditional Chinese medicine

the basic pathogenesis of the disease is deficiency of healthy Qi

retention of dampness and toxin and stagnation of Qi and blood. The disease is located in the large intestine and is closely related to the liver

spleen and kidney.Wind medicinals are pungent in flavor

thin and light in texture

and has the nature of rising and floating. According to the property and function of wind medicinals

combined with the physiological and pathological characteristics of the spleen and stomach

this paper discusses the mechanism and application of wind medicinals in the treatment of ulcerative colitis from the aspects of lifting spleen Yang

dispelling wind and eliminating dampness

promoting stagnation

soothing the liver and regulating Qi

promoting blood circulation and removing stasis

and guiding the meridian. Combined with a clinical case

this paper introduces the application of wind medicinals in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.