Principle of Treating Constipation in Elderly People with TCM / 国际中医中药杂志

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.