In fact, although Chinese medicine does not have the name "depression", it has been studied for a long time. For example, there is a record of "dirty and impetuous" in synopsis of the golden chamber, and "women are dirty and impetuous, like gods" has focused on describing the main symptoms of depression syndrome. There is a cloud in "Danxi Heart Method and Six Depressions": "Qi and blood are in harmony, and all diseases are not born. With depression, all diseases are born, so all diseases of the human body are born in depression. " "Jing Yue Quan Yu Shu Zheng" said: "Anyone who is depressed by five qi has all kinds of diseases, and all kinds of diseases are also depressed by illness. If you are depressed, it is always because of your heart, and it is also sick because of depression. "

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the symptoms of depression are mainly caused by seven emotions: joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and shock. Differentiating diseases into four evils.

1, emotional injury. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that emotional injury will lead to liver failure, qi stagnation, depressed fire and prolonged fire, while worrying about moving the mind and being unstable will lead to insomnia.

2, physical weakness and long illness. Weak body, kidney yin consumption injury, can not lead water to the heart, fire and water is not good, heart and kidney deficiency, so restless, so insomnia.

3. Tired thinking is too sad. Sadness leads to dark blood consumption, spleen injury leads to less intake, leading to blood deficiency, heart failure, heart failure, anxiety and sleepless nights.

4, poor diet, overeating and eating less, causing gastrointestinal injuries, gastrointestinal disharmony, manifested as restless, sleepless at night.

The treatment of depression in traditional Chinese medicine can be summarized as: soothing the liver and relieving depression, regulating qi and resolving phlegm, dredging collaterals and calming the nerves.

Among them, acupuncture and cupping can naturally play a role. It's just that acupuncture and cupping are not omnipotent, so we should prescribe the right medicine. In addition, acupuncture and cupping should not be abused. Moreover, these methods are mainly used as adjuvant treatment and cannot be completely relied on.

I know several people who are depressed because their feelings are hurt, their careers are frustrated and their lives are in trouble. In addition to medication, I also asked them to study Buddhism, Zhouyi and so on. Learning these can cultivate their minds, improve their spirits, and put aside many disappointments, which is of great help to such people. Their illness is getting lighter and lighter, and they basically don't use drugs.

At present, there are three main treatments for depression: medicine, physics and psychology. Traditional Chinese medicine has the functions of medicine and physical therapy, among which acupuncture can promote the recovery of nervous system. Combined with clinical practice, I think that the more effective method to treat depression should be planned psychotherapy combined with medication and physical therapy (mild depression can be treated with psychotherapy, and moderate and severe depression needs medication and physical therapy). With the gradual improvement of patients' condition, the dosage of drugs can be gradually reduced, so that patients can finally get rid of their dependence on drugs, and then as long as they can make regular follow-up visits and carry out appropriate psychotherapy, they can completely restore their normal living standards.

Therefore, Chinese medicine is helpful to treat depression.

It should be possible to treat depression, but it has been lost. Now it should be the environment and good psychological counseling, which may cure the change.

Yes, but the salary only accounts for three points, so you should actively cooperate. Depression is the most critical emotion, and the cooperation of family members is very important.

Depression can be prevented by food and traditional Chinese medicine, most of which are caused by emotions, and emotions have a great relationship with people's emotions, such as Chinese medicine Chaihu Anemarrhena, Platycodon grandiflorum, Salvia miltiorrhiza, lotus seeds and lilies. For example, the pictures of silent smiles in life and cross talk are all helpful to people's sulking and physical and mental health. This article is for reference only. 1