Abstract:Intestinal obstruction is a common disease in abdominal surgery as a kind of acute abdomen.This disease has many etiologies,wide disease locations and variable disease condition, which are important for the treatment of acute abdomen.Clinical treatment of intestinal obstruction in Chinese medicine is characteristic and effective.The authors consulted relevant national literature in recent five years and carried on the review on the Chinese medicine treatment of intestinal obstruction from the aspects of the treatment of Chinese medicine decoction, acupuncture and moxibustion, and the external application of Chinese medicine,which provides a reference for further treatment in clinic.