title: The clinical experiences of Dr. CAI Gan in treating chronic constipation.
abstract: Prof. CAI Gan is an academic leader in TCM treatment of the spleen and stomach disease. He insisted that liver depression, spleen deficiency and poor nourishment of the intestines are the core of pathogenesis for chronic constipation. Therefore he often treats the disease by strengthening the spleen, relieving the depressed liver, nourishing yin and moistening the intestines. Meanwhile he attaches great importance to syndrome differentiation and comprehensive regulation and treatment. As a result, good therapeutic effects are often achieved. The authors summarized his ways for treating chronic constipation with the following 10 methods, which are introduced below.
authors.affiliation: Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200021, China.
authors.forename: Zheng-Li
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Mei-Ping
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yun-Xia
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Lei
mesh_terms: D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003248:Constipation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D019413:Qi; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal