Schizophrenia is the name of western medicine, but it belongs to epilepsy and madness in Chinese medicine, which is mostly caused by seven emotions: "joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and shock". Epilepsy and madness are different in pathogenesis and syndrome. Epilepsy is mostly caused by stagnation of phlegm and qi, indifferent expression or mumbling, speech disorder, sadness and joy, moodiness, ignorance of filth and cleanliness, improper diet and white greasy tongue coating. Mania is often disturbed by phlegm-fire, eyes are red, eyes are red, people are suddenly frantic, cursing, shouting or destroying things and hitting people, and the tongue is red, yellow and greasy, and the pulse is slippery. Madness has different degrees of irritability, paranoia, restlessness, dry mouth, body heat and phlegm-fire syndrome. Epilepsy caused by phlegm and blood stasis can also lead to madness, which is gradually discharged from fire stagnation, and phlegm can be turned into epilepsy, so it is usually called madness in clinic. If it is not cured for a long time, it will also lead to the damage of vital qi, the obstruction of qi and blood circulation, and the syndrome of qi stagnation and blood stasis.
We believe that Chinese medicine has certain advantages in treating schizophrenia. The advantage of Chinese medicine in treating schizophrenia mainly lies in grasping the same pathogenesis of qi stagnation and phlegm-fire, emphasizing individualized treatment, taking Bupleurum, Scutellaria, Pinellia, Os Draconis and Oyster as basic prescriptions, and then adding and subtracting clinical symptoms according to different syndromes of patients. For example, for those with phlegm and blood stasis, use Shunqi Daotan Decoction to regulate qi and eliminate phlegm; Yangming fever plus white tiger soup to clear stomach fire; For constipation due to intestinal dryness, it is advisable to add or subtract Xiere Tongbian Decoction; For patients with liver depression and irritability, Fructus Gardeniae, plumula Nelumbinis and Cortex Albizziae are added to clear away heart-fire and relieve depression; Those with excessive liver fire should use Longdan Xiegan decoction to clear the liver; Qi deficiency plus Buzhong Yiqi decoction or Juyuan decoction rises middle qi; For those with yang deficiency, add Guifu Bawei Pill or Youwei Pill and Erxian Decoction to benefit the fire source to eliminate yin stagnation; When the blood stasis stops, add Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction or Dianguimengxing Decoction to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
The application of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of schizophrenia, a special disease, can not only better eliminate the symptoms such as interruption of consciousness, broken thinking, irritability and depression, and improve the quality of life of patients, but also have a good effect on the more intractable negative symptoms such as listlessness, unresponsiveness and laziness in life. Experts pointed out that combined application with western medicine can complement each other's advantages, eliminate side effects such as dry stool and drowsiness caused by western medicine, prevent recurrence when reducing the dosage of western medicine, and realize safe withdrawal. Therefore, the benefits of Chinese medicine are everywhere.
In addition, schizophrenia is extremely stubborn and prone to relapse, and the treatment needs a long time, and Chinese medicine has its unique advantages in health care. If we can combine traditional Chinese and western medicine for long-term treatment, we can learn from each other's strengths and give full play to their advantages to achieve the purpose of systematic treatment. In the specific treatment process, there are still many details that patients need to pay attention to. At this time, patients and their families need to consult professional doctors in time and carry out targeted treatment under the guidance of doctors in order to get rid of the pain of the disease as soon as possible.
Finally, in the process of treatment, Chinese medicine also emphasizes increasing the intake of nutrients to maintain the nutritional balance in the body, especially the intake of vitamins, which not only provides raw materials for making red blood cells, but also accelerates the synthesis of protein and nucleic acids. However, if vitamins are lacking for a long time, it may cause emotional problems of patients, resulting in physical discomfort, mental depression and other symptoms. Generally speaking, the specific analysis of the specific situation, attention to daily details, treatment and prevention under the guidance of professional Chinese medicine, will receive good results.