摘要
Case 1 History Ching,a 38 year old school teacher,presented with a 14 day history of tiredness,weakness,anorexia and mouth ulcers.She said that for the past 12 months her health had been poor and that she had struggled to inject much energy into her work.In recent months she had suffered from flatulence,abdominal bloating and loose bowel actions of up to three or four times a day.Sometimes she had periods of constipation.In addition she had lost about 6 kg of weight in the past 6 to 8 months.She had visited a hospital clinic where she was prescribed a herbal remedy for‘bowel dysfunction’.