Research Article
Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for Cancer Palliative Care: Pain, Constipation, and Insomnia
Table 1
Common CM patterns of cancer pain, constipation, and insomnia.
| Cancer associated symptom | Common CM pattern classification |
| Pain | Qi movement stagnation | Phlegm-dampness congealing | Static blood obstructing | Qi stagnation and blood stasis | Combination of phlegm and blood stasis | Qi and blood deficiency |
| Constipation | Qi and yin deficiency | Qi movement stagnation | Blood deficiency | Yang deficiency |
| Insomnia | Liver-qi stagnation | Liver depression and spleen deficiency | Qi and blood deficiency | Qi and yin deficiency | Heart and spleen deficiency |
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