• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.545-550
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• 2004

Constipation is a common symptom, but stroke patients are especially susceptible to constipation due to colon ineutia as a result of prolonged bed rest. In these two cases, patients diagnosed as Gieumliangheu had bowel complaints and defecated a small quantity of loose form. Therefore the patients were treated with Boemyikgijeon. Patients showed improvement in this symptom, so Boemyikgijeon is cited for the better treatment.