Overview of clinical researches of functional constipation treatment from Zang-fu organs

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of functional constipation has certain advantages. The doctor of traditional Chinese medicine thinks the location of functional constipation is in the large intestine,which is the large intestine dysfunction,and it also related to the dysfunction of the liver, spleen,lung and kidney. Its pathogenesis was nothing more than the actual situation of four aspects,which are cold ,heat,deficiency and excess. In clinical,treatment,functional constipation can be treated from the zang-fu organs. Treated from liver through smoothing the liver,regulating the circulation of Qi and relieving mental depression. Treated from the spleen through mainly invigorating the spleen and replenishing Qi. Treated from lung through facilitating the flow of lung-Qi and moistening dryness. Treated from lung through nourishing and warming the kidney yin and yang. In addition ,acupuncture treatment has remarkable curative effect. Some physicians use a variety of treatment methods combined comprehensive therapy , have shown a good curative effect. But right now , there are still some problems of the clinical research of functional constipation,such as lack of high level scientific research,diagnostic criteria,syndrome differentiation type , curative effect evaluation standard are not unified.