摘要
TCM holds that depression is,in most cases,resulted from injuries of the seven emotions and/orfrom stagnation of qi.The principle of treatmentshould be mainly to relieve the depressed liver andto regulate the flow of qi;supplemented bynourishing the blood and the liver,eliminating heatand irritability,promoting blood circulation byremoving blood stasis,tranquilizing the mind,anddredging the collaterals to stop pain.Since 1995,wehave treated 84 cases of senile depression with theprescription of Shugan Jieyu Yin (舒肝解郁饮Decoction for Relieving the Depressed Liver)。
TCM holds that depression is, in most cases, resulted from injuries of the seven emotions and/or from stagnation of qi. The principle of treatment should be mainly to relieve the depressed liver and to regulate the flow of qi, supplemented by nourishing the blood and the liver, eliminating heat and irritability, promoting blood circulation by removing blood stasis, tranquilizing the mind, and dredging the collaterals to stop pain. Since 1995, we have treated 84 cases of senile depression with the prescription of Shugan Jieyu Yin （舒肝解郁饮 Decoction for Relieving the Depressed Liver）, and obtained satisfactory therapeutic results. A report follows.
