Abstract： Objective： To systematically analyze the systematic reviews/meta-analyses on external therapies of traditional Chinese medicine for constipation， so as to provide reference for the development of subsequent research. Methods： The systematic reviews and meta-analyses on external therapies of traditional Chinese medicine for constipation were retrieved from Chinese and English databases， including China National Knowledge Infrastructure（ CNKI），Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform（WanFang），China Science and Technology Journal Database （VIP）， China Biology Medicine disc （CBM）， PubMed， The Cochrane Library， Web of Science， and Embase. The retrieval time was from the inception of each database to August 2025. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using the AMSTAR 2 tool；outcome indicators were categorized according to the Nursing Outcomes Classification； data extraction， sorting and coding were completed via Excel， and the evidence was visualized in the form of bubble charts using SPSS27.0 statistical software. Results：A total of 68 systematic reviews/ meta-analyses were ultimately included，primarily involving functional constipation，unspecified chronic constipation， opioid-induced constipation，chemotherapy-induced constipation，stroke-related constipation，constipation in infants and children，and other types of constipation. Among these，studies on functional constipation were the most numerous， with 16 articles，accounting for 23.53%. The involved interventions included acupuncture therapy，acupoint therapy， auricular point therapy， techniques of Tuina and moxibustion， and other external therapies of traditional Chinese medicine. Among them， studies on acupuncture therapy were the most numerous， with 23 studies， accounting for 33.82%. The primary outcome measures included 12 categories， such as the response rate， cure rate， defecation difficulty score， and stool consistency score. Regarding the response rate， the conclusion of 48 studies indicated "beneficial. " There were 5 studies with high-quality evidence， accounting for only 7.35%. Conclusion： External therapies of traditional Chinese medicine demonstrate certain efficacy on constipation； the intervention effects of different external therapies vary， and their application effects in different populations are also significantly different. Most studies lack outcome reports on adverse reactions. In the future，it is still necessary to carry out clinical studies with rigorous experimental design and standardized outcome reports， so as to provide high-quality evidence for the formulation of industry standards such as guidelines and expert consensuses.