A controlled study on treatment of mental depression by acupuncture plus TCM medication.The authors report here on their satisfactory results in the treatment of mental depression using a combination of acupuncture and herbs. Sixty-one cases were randomly divided into a statistically similar treatment and control group. There were roughly equal numbers of men and women, the age range was from 19-63 years, the duration of illness was from 7 months-6 years and the patients were diagnosed according to the HAMD criteria for mental depression. The treatment group took Chinese herbs and received acupuncture, and the control took Chinese herbs alone. The herbal formula consisted of Suan Zao Ren (Ziziphi spinosae Semen) 12g, Yu Li Ren (Pruni Semen) 12g, Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix The base value in a numbering system. For example, in the decimal numbering system, the radix is 10. (mathematics) radix - The ratio, R, between the weights of adjacent digits in positional representation of numbers. ) 12g, Bai Zi Ren (Platycladi Semen) 12g, Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma) 12g, Yu Jin (Curcumae Radix) 12g, Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi) 30g, Mu Li (Ostreae Concha concha /con·cha/ (kong´kah) pl. con´chae [L.] a shell-shaped structure. concha of auricle ) 30g, Hu Po (Succinum) 25g, Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) 12g, Sheng sheng (Chinese; “sage” or “saint”) In Chinese belief, a mortal who attains extraordinary or supernatural powers by self-cultivation and serves as a model for others. Confucius used the term to refer to exemplary rulers of the past. Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) 12g, Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) 12g, Zhi Gan Cao zhi gan cao (dzē gän tsōw), n Latin name: Radix glycyrrhizae uralensis; (Glycyrrhizae Radix preparata) 6g. Additional herbs were given according to the differentiation and symptoms, as follows: for excessive Liver fire, anxiety and anger, Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus) 12g and Long Dan Cao ( Gentianae Radix) 10g; for excess heat in yangming with thirst and vexation VEXATION. The injury or damage which, is suffered in consequence of the tricks of another. , Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) 30g and Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Radix) 15g; for abdominal distension and fullness, Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Viride Pericarpium) 12g and Zhi Qiao (Aurantii Fructus) 12g; for lassitude lassitude /las·si·tude/ (las´i-tldbomacd) weakness; exhaustion. las·si·tude n. A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness. , Yi Yi Ren (Coicis Semen) 12g and Gou Ji (Cibotii Rhizoma) 12g; for dry stool, Mang Xiao (Mirabilitum) 12g and Tao Ren (Persicae Semen) 10g; for loose stool, Chao Yi Yi Ren (Coicis Semen) 15g and Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) 15g; for insomnia, Zhen Zhu Mu (Margaritifera Usta Concha) 12g and Suan Zao Ren (Ziziphi spinosae Semen) increased to 20g; for poor appetite, Fu Ling fu ling (fōō lēng), n Latin names: Poriae cocos, Sclerotium poriae cocos; (Poria) 10g, Bai Zhu bai zhu (p  dzōō),n Latin name: Atractylodes macrocephala; (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 10g and Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) 10g; and for low sexual desire, Yin Yang Huo (Epimedii Herba) 12g, Tu Si Zi (Cuscutae Semen) 12g and Gou Qi Zi (Lycii Fructus) 10g. The acupuncture points were as follows: Baihui DU-20, Shenting DU-24, Yintang (M-HN-3), Renzhong DU-26, Anmian (M-HN-54), Shanzhong REN-17, Neiguan P-6, Daling P-7, Shenmen HE-7 and Taichong LIV-3. All were given even method and manipulated every 10 minutes for 20 minutes. Herbs were given daily and acupuncture was performed every second day. The results showed that while both groups benefited greatly from treatment, the scores of the treatment group according to the HAMD criteria were significantly better than the control. The authors suggest a synergistic effect between the herbs and acupuncture. |
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