Department of Chinese Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
【Summary】
The patient in this case was constipation for more than 20 years with hard stool for 2-3 times a days. She was a long-term vegetarian, usually with cold pattern. The diagnosis was yang deficiency, internal resistance, stomach loss and decline. Treated with warming yang, diminishing phlegm and quieting stomach qi. The main prescription was Guizhi Decoction, Wuling Powder and Wendan Decoction. After 1-2 weeks of treatment, the symptoms of constipation improved significantly. During the treatment, rhubarb drugs was not used for intestinal movement, but to practice the yang and to relieve the phlegm for gastric and intestine function.
93.6 長期便秘之中醫治療病例
