Chronic constipation is caused by a variety of different diseases. The main clinical goal of this disorder is effective purgation, rational drug use and maintenance of curative effect. Most western medicines contain laxatives. Chinese patent medicine is a member of traditional Chinese medicine, not only has the features of symptomatic treatment, blending invigoration in catharsis, and taking origin and superficiality into account, but also is convenient to use and widely accepted in clinical practice. According to related literatures and our clinical experiences, we divided the constipation in the elderly into 6 types, including syndrome of heat accumulation in the large intestine, syndrome of qi stagnation in the intestines, syndrome of dampness and heat in the large intestine, syndrome of lung-spleen qi deficiency, syndrome of yang-deficiency of both the spleen and the kidney, syndrome of depleted fluid and blood deficiency, To achieve satisfactory therapeutic effect and less side-effect, we gave individualized treatment based on an overall analysis of the illness and the patient’s condition.