湿秘论

On wet constipation

湿秘主要是湿阻气滞,气推动无力所致便秘。湿秘的辨证突出重浊、黏滞、不畅等湿的特点,还兼有脾虚的症状。治疗上强调祛湿、调气并举,祛湿要化湿、燥湿、渗湿兼用,调气要运、降、通相结合,运中有降,降中有通,通中有补。还应结合五脏辨证,调理脾胃升降同时注重调肝、养心、降肺、补肾,如此才是治疗湿秘万全之法。

Wet constipation is mainly wet stagnation,it is constipation caused by weak Qi promotion.The syndrome differentiation of wet constipation is characterized by heavy turbidity,viscosity and obstruction,and it also has the symptoms of spleen deficiency.The treatment emphasizes clearing damp and regulating qi.To remove dampness and clearing damp,drying and infiltrating wet should be combined.To regulate qi,transforming qi and descending qi should be combined.In addition,five viscera syndrome differentiation should also be combined with regulating spleen and stomach,at the same time,attention should be given to regulating liver,nourishing heart,lowering lung,and tonifying kidney.