International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine, 2023, 5(5); doi: 10.25236/IJFM.2023.050507.
Xianling Fan1, Xiaohui Yang1, Yifan Yang2, Yongmei Yan2
1Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, 712046, Shaanxi, China
2Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, 712000, Shaanxi, China
The study of post-stroke constipation in Chinese medicine has been systematically described and summarized in recent years. Through the study of relevant literature at home and abroad in recent years, we introduced the historical origin, etiology, etiological mechanism and prescriptions of TCM from the aspects of internal treatment, external treatment and other means of treatment, and analyzed and explained various TCM characteristic external treatments such as acupuncture, tui-na, such as acupuncture, tuina, acupuncture point patching, and Chinese medicine enema, and summarizes other treatment methods such as physical stimulation and multi-means combination. The literature shows that timely, reasonable and thorough TCM treatment can relieve patients' symptoms at the root, with good long-term effects and low recurrence rate after drug discontinuation, and reduce the incidence of drug-dependent constipation caused by western drugs, thus improving patients' living standards and quality of life.
post-stroke; constipation; Traditional Chinese medicine treatment; research progress
Xianling Fan, Xiaohui Yang, Yifan Yang, Yongmei Yan. Advances in the treatment of post-stroke constipation in Chinese medicine. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 5: 39-48. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2023.050507.
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