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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 9 Chinese medicine treatment of functional constipation inquiry [Keywords:] traditional Chinese medicine A lot of people, and no obvious anorectal lesions, but they are long-term constipation, the medical profession is called functional constipation. In recent years the medical profession has functional constipation treated as an independent disease [1], thus greatly promoting the study of functional constipation, treatment progress and improving efficacy. A functional classification of constipation [2] With ‘age-related constipation’, ‘female constipation’, ‘children with constipation’ and so on is a kind of general statement, must be to find a clear cause only been the premise of treatment significance. From the cause of constipation on the functional classification. 1.1 slow-transit constipation (also known as colon constipation) stool in the colon through the slow recovery of water out of a large number of intestinal mucosa, resulting in stool dry and difficult to discharge. The reasons are: First, colonic inertia constipation, seen in frail older persons, manifested as reduced bowel sounds, it was reduced and fecal less; second is the lack of sexual motivation defecation constipation, weakness seen in the diaphragm, such as those with chronic pulmonary emphysema, abdominal muscles weakness, such as multiple pregnancy, obesity, rapid weight loss who levator ani muscle weakness, such as by the women; third is lack of bowel wall to stimulate the constipation, multiple food waste due to the diet, cellulose, activity too low to cause, found in artificial suppression will be Italy, environmental changes, mental depression, mental illness, anorexia nervosa, etc.; 4 is inhibited peristalsis constipation, such as the long-term use laxatives, iron, muscle relaxants, antidepressants agents inhibit peristalsis, resulting in flaccid constipation. 1.2 outlet obstruction constipation (also known as the rectum constipation) as anorectal tissue