摘要AIM In order to provide the TCM therapeutic basis for MODS in clinical critical patients, the role of shockdecoction in anti-bacterial translocation from the gut was tested in rats.METHODS Based on the pathophysiology of MODS following bacterial translocation from the gut causedby severe injuries such as burn, shock, hemorrhagic shock model that induced obvious bacterial translocationwas established and used to determine whether shock decoction, that is composed of modified WenpiDecoction, reduces bacterial translocation. Bacterial culture for mesenteric lymph nodes, liver and spleen ofrats in shock, treatment and control groups was used to calculate the incidence of bacterial translocation.RESULTS The incidence of intestinal bacteria translocating to mesenteric lymph nodes, liver and spleenwas lower in the shocked rats infused via gastrogavage with shock decoction (3/ 15) than that in thenoninfused shocked rats (11 / 13), (P = 0.0009, < 0.01 ). The incidence of intestinal bacteria translocationof rats in shock and control groups were distinctly different (P = 0.0017, <0.01). The amounts and speciesof intestinal flora between infused and noninfused shocked rats were not different statistically (P=0.101,P>0.05). Histological examination showed that intestinal mucosa edema was severer in the shocked ratsthan in the shocked rats with gastrogavage.CONCLUSION Shock beverage could inhibit the shock-induced enterogenous bacterial translocation in ratsprobably by its protective role in intestinal mucosa structure; and has no effect on the growth of intestinalbacteria.