Professor TIAN Zhenguo's Experience in Using Yangrong Runchang Shu Mixture for the Comprehensive Treatment of Senile Functional Constipation
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2025.09.008
- VernacularTitle:田振国教授运用养荣润肠舒合剂通治老年功能性便秘经验
- Author:
Yunfei DONG
1
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学附属第一医院(浙江省中医院) 杭州 310006
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
senile functional constipation;
Yangrong Runchang Shu Mixture;
general treatment formula;
regulating the liver and spleen;
tonifying the lung and strengthening the kidney;
dredging the Fu-organs and moistening the intestine;
medical records;
clinical experi
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2025;49(9):1139-1144
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective]To systematically summarize Professor TIAN Zhenguo's experience in treating senile functional constipation(SFC)in the elderly with the Yangrong Runchang Shu Mixture.[Methods]By following the master in his clinical practice,organizing medical cases,and consulting ancient books and documents,Professor TIAN's clinical experience in treating SFC with the Yangrong Runchang Shu Mixture was expounded from aspects such as theoretical origin,etiology and pathogenesis,and clinical treatment essentials,and supported by one clinical case.[Results]Professor TIAN Zhenguo's treatment of SFC(slow transit constipation)holds that the disease site is in the large intestine and is closely related to the liver,spleen,stomach,lung and kidney.The root cause of SFC is"deficiency",that is,deficiency of the body vital energy.Therefore,he proposed the theory of"tonifying to relieve constipation"and"tonifying to treat constipation",and establishes the treatment principle of"regulating the liver,harmonizing the spleen and stomach,tonifying the lung and strengthening the kidney,and unblocking the bowels and moistening the intestine".He creates the Yangrong Runchang Shu Mixture to treat SFC.One case was attached at the end of the article to illustrate the treatment principle of regulating the liver and spleen,tonifying the lung and strengthening the kidney,unblocking the bowels and moistening the intestines,to achieve the goal of nourishing the root and moistening the intestines,and constipation was relieved,The therapeutic effect was definite.[Conclusion]Professor TIAN Zhenguo has achieved remarkable therapeutic effects on SFC by applying the Yangrong Runchang Shu Mixture.His theory and methods,based on clinical diagnosis and treatment experience as well as modern research,have provided new insights and ideas for the treatment of SFC,which is worth learning from and promoting.
