TCM treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, as the name suggests, is forcing oneself to think about or do something repeatedly. Sometimes, you will keep thinking about whether you closed the door when you came home just now, and then you have to check again. Sometimes, after you wash a piece of clothing, you always feel it is not clean enough, so you have to wash it several times. These are classic signs of OCD. Everyone may have mild obsessive-compulsive disorder, but if it is severe, it is a disease and requires treatment.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a disease, and it is quite rare. If you have the disease, you need to seek medical treatment. Choose Western medicine? Perhaps, you are always worried that it will only treat the symptoms and not the root cause. Why not try the ancient Chinese medicine and see what methods it can use to cure obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder of Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire type: Choosing Chinese medicinal materials such as Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Phellodendron chinense, Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus officinalis, Paeonia suffruticosa, Dioscorea batatas, Poria cocos, and Alisma orientalis can achieve the therapeutic effect.

Obsessive -compulsive disorder caused by deficiency of both Qi and blood: Choosing Chinese medicinal materials such as Pseudostellaria baicalensis, Chinese yam, Atractylodes macrocephala, Raw Astragalus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Astragalus membranaceus, Polygonatum sibiricum, Millettia reticulata, etc. can achieve the therapeutic effect.

Guilty conscience, timidity and obsessive-compulsive disorder: Choosing Poria cocos, Poria root, Polygala tenuifolia, Ginseng, Dragon Tooth and Acorus calamus may have therapeutic effects.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder caused by water vapor invading the heart: choose Poria cocos, cinnamon twig, Atractylodes macrocephala, Polyporus umbellatus, Pinellia ternata, Alisma orientalis, Aquilaria wood, Cibotium bark, White peony root, Aquilaria wood, Psoralea corylifolia, dried ginger, etc.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder due to insufficient heart yang: It can be treated with Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Poria cocos, roasted licorice root, jujube, cinnamon twig, cinnamon heart, asarum, Pinellia ternata, white peony root, Chinese angelica, and Ophiopogon japonicus.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder caused by phlegm-fire disturbing the heart: Chinese medicines such as raw iron, asparagus, ophiopogon, bile star, forsythia, Uncaria, Polygala, Acorus calamus, Scrophularia, Poria, Salvia miltiorrhiza, rhubarb, scutellaria, coptis, and Anemarrhena can be used for symptomatic treatment.

The above are the methods for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder provided for different groups of people. If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder, you must seek treatment as soon as possible, otherwise it will gradually develop into schizophrenia, depression, etc., which will have a great impact on your physical and mental health. Don’t be afraid if you are sick, don’t be afraid to see a doctor, seek treatment early and recover soon.