Experience of YE Ling in Treating Constipation from Perspective of Dampness-Heat
GAO Xianming
HUANG Xiaojie
YANG Lihua
WU Caixian
HUANG Xuan
CHEN Xiao
CHEN Yong
REN Weitao
Abstract：Professor YE Ling believes that the dampness-heat pathogenic factors are prone to damaging the spleen and stomach.When the spleen and stomach are impaired and their transportation and transformation functions are lost,constipation may occur.Both internal and external dampness-heat pathogenic factors can lead to constipation.The external dampness-heat pathogenic factors are mostly related to the climate and environment,while the internal dampness-heat pathogenic factors can be induced by improper diet,liver qi stagnation,excessive thinking,hyperactivity of heart fire,and imbalance between work and rest.For constipation caused by dampness-heat disturbing the spleen,Professor YE Ling treats it by enlivening the spleen first.The preferred medicine is the aromatic dampness-resolving type,and she has created the Huashi Yizi Decoction(化湿乙字汤),with excellent therapeutic effects.In addition to internal treatment with Chinese materia medica,Professor YE Ling also adopts characteristic external treatment methods such as Chinese materia medica enema,acupoint application,acupuncture,moxibustion,cupping,acupoint embedding thread,abdominal massage,and scraping to treat dampness-heat type constipation.One proved case is attached.
Keywords：dampness-heatconstipationHuashi Yizi Decoctionenlivening the spleenaromatic herbs resolving dampnessYE Ling
Publication Date：2025-05-05
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 581-584 )