Kai Xin San (KXS) is a category of traditional complex prescription that wasfirst recorded in Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang by SUN Si-miao in the Tang Dynasty and then also recordedin Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang, Qian J...Kai Xin San (KXS) is a category of traditional complex prescription that wasfirst recorded in Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang by SUN Si-miao in the Tang Dynasty and then also recordedin Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang, Qian Jin Yao Fang and Gu Jin Lu Yan in later generations. It wasmainly used by herbalist doctors to treat symptoms including desolation, moodiness, forgetfulnessetc. , which are similar to the neurosis such as depression, anxiety and difficulty in studying andmemory in the West medicine. The former recorded formulas were all composed of ginseng, polygala,hoelen and acori graminei with different proportion. But there are no systematic studies on theclinical adaptive symptom corresponding to different matching and the best anti-depressive matchingso far. In this study, the classical anti-depressive animal model, namely, ' force swimming model'and 'suspend tail model' were adopted to appraise the anti-depressive effect of the aforementionedformulas and the pharmacodynamical distinction between the whole formula decoction and the activecombination made up with each effective component from ginseng, polygala, hoelen and acori graminewere also investigated, which would provide scientific evidence for properly using KXS in clinic.展开更多
文摘Kai Xin San (KXS) is a category of traditional complex prescription that wasfirst recorded in Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang by SUN Si-miao in the Tang Dynasty and then also recordedin Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang, Qian Jin Yao Fang and Gu Jin Lu Yan in later generations. It wasmainly used by herbalist doctors to treat symptoms including desolation, moodiness, forgetfulnessetc. , which are similar to the neurosis such as depression, anxiety and difficulty in studying andmemory in the West medicine. The former recorded formulas were all composed of ginseng, polygala,hoelen and acori graminei with different proportion. But there are no systematic studies on theclinical adaptive symptom corresponding to different matching and the best anti-depressive matchingso far. In this study, the classical anti-depressive animal model, namely, ' force swimming model'and 'suspend tail model' were adopted to appraise the anti-depressive effect of the aforementionedformulas and the pharmacodynamical distinction between the whole formula decoction and the activecombination made up with each effective component from ginseng, polygala, hoelen and acori graminewere also investigated, which would provide scientific evidence for properly using KXS in clinic.
