Abstract： Objective： To observe the clinical effect of oral administration of Chinese herbal decoction combined with enema in patients after operation for early inflammatory intestinal obstruction. Methods：A total of 120 cases of hospitalized patients after operation for early inflammatory intestinal obstruction were randomly divided into two groups，60 cases in each group. The control group was treated with routine western medicine，and the observation group was additionally given oral administration of Chinese herbal decoction and enema with Chinese herbal medicine based on the treatment of the control group. During treatment， both groups were intervened with corresponding nursing. The recovery time of exhaust， defecation，abdominal perimeter，bowel sounds and intake，the time of gastric drainage within 24 hours which is less than 400 mL，and the total hospitalization time in the two groups were recorded. The clinical effect and the treatment safety in the two groups were evaluated. Results：The recovery time of exhaust，defecation，abdominal perimeter，bowel sounds and intake， the time of gastric drainage within 24 hours which is less than 400 mL， and the total hospitalization time in the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group(P＜0.05)；the total effective rate of clinical effect was 96.67% in the observation group and 88.33% in the control group，the difference being significant(P＜0.05). There was no obvious discomfort during treatment. Conclusion： The oral administration of Chinese herbal decoction combined with enema in patients after operation for early inflammatory intestinal obstruction can enhance the recovery of gastrointestinal function and shorten the hospitalization time.