At present, there are three main categories of proprietary Chinese medicines for the treatment of intestinal obstruction: the first category, caused by qi stagnation, is generally based on the regulation of qi and laxity, and can be chosen from the thick tonic three items soup. The first category is caused by Qi stagnation, which is generally based on the regulation of Qi and the opening of the bowels. The second category, the evidence of internal heat stagnation, it is generally recommended to diarrhea heat to guide the discharge, pass the inner attack, commonly used are Da Cheng Qi Tang, the Chinese medicine can choose Mo Jia Qing Ning Wan. The third category, stagnant veins and channels, is recommended to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, which can be chosen from Tao Ren Cheng Qi Tang. Generally speaking, the treatment of intestinal obstruction should be based on different herbal medicines to treat the symptoms according to different causes. If it is mechanical intestinal obstruction, timely surgery is generally recommended. If it is paralytic intestinal obstruction or post-surgical adhesive intestinal obstruction, it is recommended to take different herbal medicines for symptomatic treatment according to different diseases.