The clinical experiences of Dr. CAI Gan in treating chronic constipation.
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.
Zhang
Zheng-Li
ZL
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200021, China.
Zhu
Mei-Ping
MP
Liu
Qun
Q
Lei
Yun-Xia
YX
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
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal