TCM treatment of depression

There are many common types of diseases in life. When treating some diseases, the choice of method is very critical, which will be of great help to improve the disease. For the treatment of some complex diseases, it is not only necessary to choose drugs for treatment, but also other treatment methods. Traditional Chinese medicine has a very good effect in treating some complex diseases. How about traditional Chinese medicine in treating depression? Many people are not clear about it.

How about TCM treatment of depression? Choosing TCM treatment methods can greatly improve the patient's condition. However, it should be noted that the treatment of depression must be carried out for a long time so that the disease can be well controlled and will not continue to develop.

TCM treatment of depression:

1. Modified Lily and Rehmannia Decoction: 30g each of lily, Ophiopogon japonicus, Pseudostellaria pseudoginseng, and floating wheat, 15g each of Rehmannia glutinosa and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, 10g of Schisandra chinensis, 6g of licorice, and 6 dates. Take one dose of decoction per day.

2. Depression-relieving and Anshen Decoction: 20g each of Bupleurum, Poria, Chinese Angelica, Albizzia julibrissin, White Peony Root, and stir-fried Ziziphus jujuba seeds, 25g of Schisandra chinensis, 10g of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, and 30g of Polygonum multiflorum. Take one dose per day.

3. Xiao Chaihu Decoction: 15 grams of Bupleurum, 12 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, 20 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 10 grams each of Pinellia ternata and Licorice, 6 slices of ginger, 6 dates, one dose per day, decocted in water.

4. Xiaoyao Powder: 10 grams each of bupleurum, angelica, ginger, atractylodes, 12 grams of white peony root, 6 grams each of mint and licorice, 15 grams of Poria, one dose per day decocted in water.

5. Guipi Decoction: 20 grams of ginseng, 15 grams each of Atractylodes macrocephala, Astragalus membranaceus, and longan meat, 25 grams of Poria cocos, 10 grams each of licorice, jujube seed, and Polygala tenuifolia, 12 grams of Angelica sinensis, and 9 grams of costus root. Take one dose per day.

6. Ganmai Dazao Decoction: 10g of licorice, 30g of Huai wheat, 5 jujubes, 10g each of Polygala, Cyperus, Bupleurum, and Curcuma, one dose per day, decocted in water

7. Coptis chinensis and donkey-hide gelatin soup: 3 grams of coptis chinensis, 10 grams each of scutellaria baicalensis, white peony root, calamus, bupleurum, licorice, curcuma, donkey-hide gelatin, 30 grams of floating wheat, 15 grams of jujube kernel, 5 jujubes, one dose per day, decocted in water.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of TCM treatment of depression. Therefore, when treating such diseases, we can follow the above methods. However, for the treatment of depression, psychological counseling is also required for patients. Only in this way can the best effect be achieved in improving the disease and the patient’s disease will not continue to develop.