Function Of Cistanche For Constipation Treatment

58 Cases of Deficiency Constipation Treated by Self-made Prescriptions

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Zhang Yongan

(Changzhi City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanxi Province, 046000)

Since 2005, the author has treated 58 cases of constipation with the method of invigorating Qi and Yin and achieved good results. The report is as follows. 

Keywords: Cistanche, kidney, constipation.

Cistanche can ease constipation

General information

There are 58 patients in the group, 32 males and 26 females, around 32-78 years, Three months to 40 years for taking medicine. They all have one bowel movement over three days to one week. They can be relieved with laxatives or diarrhea catharsis, even an enema.

Treatment method

Medicine composition: 

The whole prescription consists of 30g of Radix Pseudostellariae, 30g of Radix Astragali, 30g of Whole Melon Fructus, 30g of Cistanche, 10g of Angelica, 20g of White Peony, and 30g of Cassia Seed.

Addition and subtraction with symptoms: 

abdominal distension, anorexia, yellow and greasy tongue coating, slippery pulse, plus citrus Aurantium 10g, magnolia 15g, 30g Jiao Sanxian each, dry mouth and dry throat, stool, add Scrophulariaceae 20g, raw Rehmannia 20g, 5g senna leaves, 10g gardenias, for those with poor sleep and restlessness, add 20g Yejiao vine and 30g fried jujube seeds. Generally, taking 600ml of decoction, twice a day, 200ml for each morning and evening, each dose for 1.5 days, and five doses are a course of treatment.

Result

Efficacy criteria:

Significant effect: 

Defecation once a day, the stool becomes soft and formed, the discharge is unobstructed, and the symptoms of constipation disappear.

Effective: 

Defecation once every two to three days, the discharge is not smooth, and the constipation is better than before.

Ineffective: 

No significant improvement in constipation symptoms. After one course of treatment, 39 cases were markedly effective, accounting for 67.2%.

There were 17 cases effective, accounting for 29.3%. Two cases were ineffective, accounting for 3.4%. The total effective rate is 96.6%.

Typical cases

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Example 1. 

Male, 58 years old.  Constipation for more than 20 years. Defecate once a week or longer. Every time you have a bowel movement, you need to take the fruit guide tablet or Sanhuang tablet to help you defecate. Stool discharge is not smooth, not forming, and the defecation time is more than 20 minutes, accompanied by abdominal distension, suffocation, dizziness, and other symptoms.  

Examination: The rectal cavity is filled with soft stools, the tongue is red and the coating is thick and greasy, and the pulse is weak. It is suitable for replenishing Qi and Yin, moistening the intestines, and laxative.

Prescription: 30g of Radix Pseudostellariae, 30g of Radix Astragali, 30g of Whole Melon, 30g of Cistanche, 10g of Angelica, 20g of White Peony, 30g of Cassia Seed, 15g of Magnolia Officinalis, 10g of Citrus aurantium, 10g of Tangerine Peel. Take 600ml of juice from decoction, take 200ml each morning and evening, 1.5 days one dose. After taking two doses, it relieved itself and the abdominal distension disappeared. After five doses, the stool is smooth, the whole body is better, the stool is soft and formed once a day, and the spirit is good. After that, he changed to taking honey pills to treat the aftermath and consolidate the curative effect. 

Example 2. 

The patient, is female, 43 years old. Constipation for two years.

Examination: Diagnosed as rectal protrusion with rectal mucosal accumulation. Stool one line for 3-6 days, pale tongue, thin white fur, weak pulse. It is suitable for replenishing Qi and Yin, moistening the intestines, and laxative. Prescription: Radix Pseudostellariae 30g, Codonopsis 15g, Astragalus 30g, Whole Fructus Trichosanthis 30g, Cistanche 30g, Atractylodes macrocephala 15g, Tangerine Peel 15g, White Peony 20g, Angelica 20g, Chinese Yam 20g. Decoction in water, one dose per day. Decoction 400ml, take 200ml in the morning and evening. After five doses, the stool was smooth. Stool as usual after ten doses, discontinue the medication.  After half a year, constipation disappeared.

Cistanche improve kidney function

Discussion

lung, spleen, and kidney that can cause constipation. There are many cases of deficiency of kidney and qi in the author's clinical examination. At the beginning of constipation, most patients and even some doctors do not seek treatment based on syndrome differentiation. Instead, they try to give the product of diarrhea tonic at short notice, which will damage qi and yin for a long time, resulting in deficiency and constipation. It leads to a vicious circle. Make constipation unhealed for a long time, and even cause it. Especially after illness, postoperative, postpartum, or elderly with physical weakness are most likely to have asthenia. The prescription of Taizi ginseng and astragalus nourishes the spleen, lung, qi, and yin. Cistanche nourishes the kidneys and nourishes the intestines, Moisturizes the intestines, promotes intestinal peristalsis, softens stools, and promotes bowel movements. (Received 2005-12-08)