Table 1 Top ten most commonly used CM zheng for constipation
CM zheng | Therapeutic principle | Number of subjects diagnosed by the diagnosis | Number of frequency among all the studies | Percentage among the total zheng (190)/top 10 zheng diagnosis (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dual deficiency of qi and blood qi-xue-liang-xu | Tonify qi and replenish blood | 948 | 48 | 16.8/6.2 |
Dual deficiency of qi and yin qi-yin-liang-xu | Tonify qi and replenish yin | 795 | 45 | 15.7/5.9 |
Excessive heat and qi stagnation qi-zhi-shi-re | Soothe the liver and regulate qi | 726 | 41 | 14.3/5.3 |
Yang deficiency of spleen and kidney pi-shen-yang-xu | Warm the kidney and fortify the spleen | 636 | 32 | 11.2/4.2 |
Deficiency of qi and blood pi-xue-kui-xu | Tonify qi and engender blood | 595 | 26 | 9.1/3.4 |
Cold-heat complex han-re-cuo-za | Treat cold with heat and heat with cold | 513 | 21 | 7.3/2.7 |
Liver depression and spleen deficiency gan-yu-pi-xu | Soothe the liver and fortify the spleen | 495 | 20 | 7.0/2.6 |
Deficiency-excess complex xu-shi-jia-za | Treat deficiency by tonification and excess by purgation | 483 | 20 | 7.0/2.6 |
Dual yin deficiency of liver and kidney gan-shen-yin-xu | Enrich the kidney and nourish the liver yin | 410 | 17 | 5.9/2.2 |
Intestinal dryness and yin deficiency yin-xu-chang-zao | Replenish yin and moisten dryness | 223 | 16 | 5.6/2.1 |