Recently, I have received a lot of private messages from friends, I am very happy and thank you for your trust in me, your support is my biggest motivation! My original intention in writing this article has always been to help friends in need, so that everyone can avoid detours on the road to medical treatment!
Okay, let's get down to business today, let's talk about depression.
When it comes to depression, most people will attribute the cause to liver qi disorder, but from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the causes of depression are complex and diverse, such as: yang deficiency can cause depression, phlegm and dampness internal resistance can cause depression, and lack of qi and blood can also cause depression.
People who are deficient in qi and blood usually have these seemingly outward manifestations of depression, which are essentially the result of replenishment of qi and blood!
In TCM theory, the health of the human body is achieved by maintaining balance between factors such as qi, blood, yin, and yang. Qi is the basic energy of the human body, and blood is the foundation of health, and when these elements are out of balance, it is easy to lead to the occurrence of various diseases.
Qi and blood are mutually influential, let's take an example, we say that blood is a river, this river is not smooth, some garbage and sediment are normal, the ordinary flow rate can also be washed away, but the river flow gas is insufficient.
The garbage and sediment here are the toxins metabolized by the human body, and the qi is to promote the blood flow, and if the qi does not run smoothly, the blood will not be able to flow forward, so the body's garbage will not be discharged.
Therefore, depression can be traced back to the root, which is actually caused by a lack of qi and blood.
Let's talk about a case I have received to make it easier for you to understand.
My outpatient case
I always emphasize to you that many people suffer from depression because of the influence of their original family, so the family atmosphere is really important.
For example, this patient, 27 years old, beating and scolding is commonplace, and the parent's education model is repressive education, and they never praise their children.
After that, whether it was going to school or working, she had a very good and strong personality, she was afraid of falling behind, always wanted to prove herself, pushed herself too hard, and often fell into endless internal friction. Later, at work, due to a lot of pressure and poor interpersonal relationships around me, after a long time, the tight string broke.
As a result, I gradually fell into a depressed mood, couldn't sleep all night, didn't want to talk to others, had a poor memory, felt very tired every day, and was powerless to do anything. Because her condition was so bad, she quit her job to recuperate at home. At the local hospital, it was found to be moderate depression, and the doctor also prescribed some Western medicine, but she heard that the side effects of Western medicine were very great, and she would be dependent after taking it, so she planned to change to Chinese medicine for treatment.
Immediate diagnosis: pale tongue, thin and white tongue coating, thin and weak pulse, loose stools, lazy speech, less food and sleep, dull complexion, and irritable mood.
Syndrome differentiation: lack of qi and blood.
Prescription: boiled licorice, ginger, astragalus, cinnamon branch, ginseng, rehmannia root, ejiao, bupleurum, wheat winter, hemp seed, jujube, etc.
The result?
After taking 7 doses, the patient reported that his body was less tired and his mood improved. Continued this prescription plus or minus, and took it for 2 and a half months, when the follow-up visit, I just entered the door and saw that she recovered very well, her face was ruddy, and her communication was much smoother than the first time, the mental state of the whole person has changed greatly, she herself said that she did not lose sleep at night, her appetite was restored, and she began to exercise every day, and her life gradually returned to normal.
My train of thought
Depression, are you going to say it's really just "psychosis"? Actually, no, the main thing is that I am sick. When the body is weak and the qi and blood cannot nourish the spirit, some emotional illnesses will appear.
Emotions are closely related to the function of our viscera, and when the qi and blood are insufficient, it will affect the function of the viscera, resulting in the loss of mental nourishment, just like the patient, and because of her long-term lack of qi and blood, it will lead to fatigue, fatigue, and depression.
In addition, the lack of qi and blood will also affect the operation of the body's qi organs, we know that the liver is drained, which will lead to the liver's excretion function from time to time, so that long-term negative emotions accumulate in the body.
Now that we know the reason, our conditioning focus is to nourish qi and strengthen the spleen, nourish the blood and calm the nerves.
Fangzhong is a medicine that replenishes qi, and the strength of astragalus qi is very soft, and it is added to it little by little. Ginseng is a "treasure" in qi replenishment, which greatly replenishes vitality and is paired with astragalus to improve the symptoms of fatigue and fatigue in patients.
It has the effect of nourishing qi, nourishing blood and nourishing yin, and calming the nerves, among which angelica can promote blood circulation, keep blood smooth, and achieve the effect of invigorating blood and nourishing blood.
It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and invigorating blood. The little girl has a bad appetite, loose stools, and gastrointestinal problems, so she uses boiled licorice to regulate her stomach. In addition, it can also reconcile various medicines.
Pork liver ginseng and jujube porridge
Modern people's living habits and eating habits are very unhealthy, so it is easy to have a lack of qi and blood, today Mr. Gu will share with you a dietary prescription, as the saying goes: medicine is not as good as food supplement, people with insufficient qi and blood, you can usually drink this - pork liver ginseng and jujube porridge.
【Materials】Party ginseng 10~15 katsu, large masu 15~20 pieces, boar liver 50~100 katsu.
【Method】Wash the codonopsis and jujubes, soak them in warm water for 20 minutes, add an appropriate amount of cold water, simmer for 30 minutes, pour out the juice, and then add an appropriate amount of water and boil for 20 minutes to get the juice. The juice is mixed together twice, cooked in a casserole with the washed pork liver, seasoned and served in two separate servings.
The above is today's sharing, Mr. Gu, thank you for reading.
(This article is for study and reference purposes only.) Non-professional readers should learn from and apply the prescriptions mentioned in this article under the guidance of TCM physicians, and should not try them blindly. ）
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