Irritable bowel syndrome is the most common functional disease of the digestive system

mainly characterized by abdominal pain and accompanied by changes in bowel habits. The diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome can be treated by six meridians syndrome differentiation. The syndrome differentiation of three yang meridians mostly focuses on

Taiyang Yangming

patterns

Taiyang Shaoyang

patterns

or

Shaoyang

Diseases and

Yangming Meridian

syndrome. Clinically

these patterns are treated with modified

Gegen

Decoction

Chaihu Guizhi Ganjiang

Decoction

Xiao Chaihu

Decoction

Gegen Qinlian

Decoction

etc.

Taiyin

Shaoyin

and

Jueyin

diseases are common in the syndrome differentiation of the three yin meridians.

Lizhong

Decoction

Sini Powder

Wumei

Pills or

Xiexin

Decoction are usually used clinically. Combined with clinical medical records

this paper introduces the application of six meridians syndrome differentiation in the diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.