Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disease with intestinal dysfunction as the main symptom, and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) is one of the subtypes. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the onset of IBS-C is closely related to the liver and is affected by emotions, and syndrome of stagnation of liver and qi is one of the common clinical syndrome types. This article reviews the research progress of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the form of IBS-C of Liver-Qi Stagnation from three aspects: etiology and pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, and treatment.

Li Jiaqian, Liu Li. Research Progress about Diagnosis and Treatment of TCM to IBS-C of Liver-Qi Stagnation. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2024), Vol. 5, Issue 1: 7-12. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2024.050102.

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