Clinical Articles
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1996.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 15, 1996; 2(3): 141-143
Published online Sep 15, 1996. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v2.i3.141
Table 2 Relationship between the traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome-typing and clinical types n (%)
TCM Syndrome-typingNumberClinical types
InitialPersistentRecurrentOnset
Spleen-stomach asthenia18512 (6.5)159 (31.9)114 (61.6)
Spleen-kidney Yang deficiency812 (2.5)37 (45.7)41 (50.6)1 (1.2)
Yin and blood asthenia461 (2.2)25 (54.3)20 (43.5)
Liver stagnation and spleen deficiency558 (14.5)17 (30.9)30 (54.5)
Vital energy stagnation and blood stasis332 (6.1)15 (45.5)16 (48.5)
Damp-heat retention5239 (75.0)3 (5.8)8 (15.4)2 (3.8)