Research status of TCM treatment of functional constipation based on bibliometrics and visual analysis
Objective To analyze the literature on the treatment of functional constipation with Tradi-tional Chinese Medicine using multiple software tools for visual bibliometric analysis,summarizing the re-search progress in this field within China and providing a reference for related studies.Methods A compre-hensive search was conducted on October 22,2022,using databases such as CNKI,Wanfang Medical Network,VIP Information Chinese Journal Service Platform,and the Chinese Biomedical Literature Service System.Publications up to this date on Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment for functional constipation were includ-ed.Tools like CiteSpace,VOSviewer,and Excel were utilized for bibliometric statistics,visualization map crea-tion,data analysis,trend prediction,and research summarization.Results A total of 3031 relevant publica-tions were included.The volume of publications had shown a stable trend in recent years.Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine was the institution with the highest number of publications.The article'Con-sensus Opinion on Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment of Func-tional Constipation(2017)'had the highest citation count.Yongduo Yu was the author with the most publica-tions,while Zhishun Liu had the highest total citation count.Since 2010,the research directions in this field had tended toward diversification.Recent hot topics include"gastrointestinal hormones,Shenque point,bio-feedback,Liumo Tang,quality of life,and intestinal microbiota".Conclusion The prospect of treating func-tional constipation with Traditional Chinese Medicine is promising.However,the field is still in its develop-mental stages with limited collaboration between research institutions and teams.There are also many un-standardized aspects of the research.The pathogenesis of functional constipation and the mechanisms of Tradi-tional Chinese Medicine treatment are not yet fully understood,requiring further in-depth exploration.
Functional constipationTraditional Chinese medicineBibliometricsVisual analy-sisResearch progress
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