Principle of Treating Constipation in Elderly People with TCM
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2009.06.049
- VernacularTitle:老年便秘的中医治则举要
- Author:
Zhizhong LIU
;
Yanmei NIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Constipation in elderly people;
Tonifying the spleen for helping digestion;
Simultaneously applying of moistening and subduing;
Wanning and supplementing the Vital Gate
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2009;31(6):570-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Long period of constipation will affect the health of the elderly people. The constipation of the elderly people often appears deficient characteristics. In TCM, the principles of tonifying the spleen for helping digestion, simultaneously applying of moistening and subduing, and wanning and supplementing the Vital Gate are commonly used.
