Table 1.

Common CM patterns of cancer pain, constipation, and insomnia.

Cancer associated symptom	Common CM pattern classification
Pain	(1) Qi movement stagnation
	(2) Phlegm-dampness congealing
	(3) Static blood obstructing
	(4) Qi stagnation and blood stasis
	(5) Combination of phlegm and blood stasis
	(6) Qi and blood deficiency
Constipation	(1) Qi and yin deficiency
	(2) Qi movement stagnation
	(3) Blood deficiency
	(4) Yang deficiency
Insomnia	(1) Liver-qi stagnation
	(2) Liver depression and spleen deficiency
	(3) Qi and blood deficiency
	(4) Qi and yin deficiency
	(5) Heart and spleen deficiency