What are the traditional Chinese medicines for soothing liver and relieving depression?

There are many traditional Chinese medicines that can relieve liver and depression, and some of the proven prescriptions are quite effective. Taking such medicines under the guidance of a doctor can play a certain role in relieving liver and depression, and improving liver function. When using these traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions, you cannot take the medicine on your own. After all, everyone's physical constitution is different, and the severity of the disease will also be different, so you must add or subtract medicines under the guidance of a Chinese medicine doctor.

composition

30 grams of Astragalus, 6 grams of Angelica, 15 grams of cinnamon twig, 15 grams of white peony root, 9 grams of Bupleurum, 6 grams of Scutellaria, 9 grams of Pinellia, 15 grams of Cyperus, 9 grams of Tangerine peel, 6 grams of Licorice, 3 slices of ginger, and 5 dates. Function

Invigorate Qi and nourish blood, soothe the liver and relieve depression. Indications

It is suitable for rheumatic diseases such as chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome, which are mainly characterized by qi deficiency, liver depression and qi stagnation, and also have blood deficiency and phlegm and blood stasis.

In the formula, Astragalus and Angelica are mainly used to invigorate Qi and nourish blood; cinnamon twig and white peony root warm the Yang and dredge the meridians, nourish Yin and produce blood, and replenish both Yin and Yang; bupleurum, scutellaria, and pinellia harmonize Yin and Yang, and soothe the liver and relieve depression; tangerine peel and pinellia dry dampness and resolve phlegm, regulate Qi and harmonize the middle; jujube and licorice invigorate Qi, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the middle, and harmonize all the medicines; ginger can not only help pinellia and tangerine peel resolve phlegm and harmonize the middle, but also restrain the toxicity of pinellia. Used together, they can replenish qi and nourish blood, soothe the liver and relieve depression, and remove phlegm and resolve blood stasis. The prescription mainly uses astragalus to replenish qi, and bupleurum to soothe the liver, so it is named Yiqi Shugan Decoction.

For severe blood deficiency, add 20 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa and 30 grams of Polygonum multiflorum; for qi deficiency, add 20 grams of Pseudostellaria chinensis and 15 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala; for obvious spleen deficiency, add 15 grams of Poria cocos and 15 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala; for obvious kidney deficiency, add 20 grams of Polygonum multiflorum and 15 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa; for severe qi stagnation, add 12 grams of Curcuma aromatica and 12 grams of Chuanxiong; when yin deficiency is obvious, add appropriate amount of Rehmannia glutinosa, Ophiopogon japonicus, Scrophularia ningpoensis, etc. When the patient has other superficial symptoms such as phlegm-dampness, blood stasis, and depressed heat, we should pay attention to strengthening the body without hindering the pathogenic factors, and eliminating the pathogenic factors without harming the body. When replenishing Qi, we should be cautious in using medicines that can easily cause Qi stagnation, such as ginseng and Codonopsis, and avoid using medicines that damage the spleen and stomach. It is not advisable to take too much Qi-regulating medicine to avoid aggravating Qi deficiency.