The invention belongs to the technical field of biological medicines, and particularly relates to application of a
traditional Chinese medicine composition in preparation of a
medicine for preventing or treating
colitis. The invention provides application of a
traditional Chinese medicine composition in preparation of a
medicine for preventing or treating
colitis. The
traditional Chinese medicine composition is prepared from red
ginseng, fructus aurantii stir-fried with
bran and
rabdosia amethystoides. The active ingredients of the traditional Chinese
medicine composition disclosed by the invention highly coincide with related targets of
colitis, so that a potential treatment mechanism is prompted. The traditional Chinese medicine composition can significantly improve
weight loss and colon length shortening caused by colitis, recover colon crypt structure and reduce inflammatory
factor level, and has an effect superior to that of
mesalazine. The traditional Chinese medicine composition disclosed by the invention is suitable for various dosage forms to enhance the clinical applicability, and especially has relatively small toxic and side effects and good state
recovery of treated individuals when being developed into a novel colon-targeted
dosage form. The traditional Chinese medicine composition can be used as an important evidence for developing new clinical indications of the traditional Chinese medicine composition and treating colitis, and the clinical application value of the traditional Chinese medicine composition is expanded.