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2. Depression
Syndromes
in Chinese Medicine
The Chinese medicine treatment
of Depression Disorders
presented by
Wushan TCM

3. Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine
郁证
yù zhèng
gloomy, depressed, stuffy, stagnated syndrome

4. anger
joy
worrysorrow
fear
Emotional Therapy
in Chinese Medicine

5. Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine
Gan mai da zao tang
Ban xia xie xin tang
From the Jin Kui
Yao Lue:
The Jin kui yao lue says: “for women in hysteria, euphoria and sadness is leading
to emotions accompanied with crying, use Gan mai da zao tang to treat.“
“Discomfort feelings of female patients in their pharynx, use Ban xia xie xin tang".

6. excessive
and deep
thinking
weak viscera qi
depressive
syndromes
Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine

7. low mood and condition with the main characteristics and sustained for at
least 2 weeks, during which need at least four of the following symptoms:
(1) loss of interest in daily activities, no happy feelings;
(2) energy decreased obviously, feelings of fatigue;
(3) psychomotor retardation or agitation;
(4) Low self assessment, or remorse, or guilt, even delusion;
(5) Difficulties of connecting the mind, or a significant reduction in the ability
to think consciously;
(6) repeated the idea of wanting to die, or suicidal behavior;
(7) insomnia, easy wake up or sleep too much;
(8) loss of appetite, or weight reduce significantly; sexuality decline
noticeably.
Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine

8. 2. Distinguish whether deficiency or excess:
Qi stagnation, blood stasis, fire, dyspepsia, wet hysteresis, phlegm, which do
belong to an excess. Absent heart qi, spleen loses its transformation functions，
liver Yin deficiency, which do belong to a deficiency.
Sometimes both a deficiency or an excess, leading to a liver qi stagnation and
deficient spleen functions.
Excess?
Deficiency?
Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine

9. Important points of the treatment of an excess:
Treatment of
an excess
regulate qi,
not hurt it
regulate blood,
not over stimulate
clear heat, not
destroy the
patients appetite
reduce phlegm,
not hurt the qi
Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine

10. Syndrome
differentiation
Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine

11. Type
Liver qi
stagnation
Qi
stagnation
with blood
stasis
Qi
stagnation
transformed
into fire
Qi
stagnation
with phlegm
Heart Yin
deficiency
Heart and
spleen qi
deficiency
Liver Yin
deficiency

12. 1. Liver qi stagnation
Syndromes: mental depression, emotional restless, chest fullness, ribs are in
full pain, severe pain, stomach fullness, poor appetite, poor stool, tongue
coating is thin and greasy, string pulse.
Pathogenesis analysis: liver qi stagnation, liver qi can’t expand. Liver qi
stagnations: function is dysfunctional, obstructed meridians, mental
depression, emotional restless, chest fullness, ribs are in pain, sever pain.
Liver qi stagnation, attacks the spleen and stomach, stomach fullness, poor
digestion, loose stool.
Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine
Liver qi
stagnation

13. Treatment method: resolve liver qi stagnation, regulate qi.
Formula: Chai hu shu gan tang
Herbs: Chaihu 10 g, Zhiqiao 12 g, Baishao 15 g, Gancao 10 g, Xiangfu 10 g,
Chuanxiong 12 g, Chenpi 12g
Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine
Liver qi
stagnation

14. Explanations
About herbs and functions
Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine
Liver qi
stagnation

15. Explanations: Chaihu, Xiangfu, Zhiqiao, Chenpi resolve liver stagnation and
regulate qi. Chuanxiong, Gancao regulate blood and reduce pain, smooth liver
qi. If chests swelling in pain, add Yujin, Qingpi, Foushou to regulate liver qi; if
liver qi attack stomach, stomach qi does not flow downwards, frequency
belching, chest is often not comfortable, add Xuanfuhua, Daizheshi, Sugen,
Fabanxia to drop stomach inverse qi, if food stagnation and abdominal
distension, add Shenqu, Maiya, Shanzha, Jineijin to digestion. If liver qi attacks
the spleen with abdominal distension and pain, diarrhea, add Cangshu,
Fuling, Wuyao, Kouren to strengthen spleen and clear dampness, if blood
stasis and chest rib tingling, tongue with bruises, add Danggui, Honghua to
promote blood circulation to remove blood stasis.
Depression Syndrome
in Chinese Medicine
Liver qi
stagnation

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