Analysis of Characteristics of ZHANG Zhongjing in Differentiating and Treating Depression Syndrome
LI Yunhui
LIANG Feng
Abstract：Depression syndrome discussed by ZHANG Zhongjing is of wide connotation,and it refers to the stagnation,blockage,accumulation,stasis,unsmoothness and obstruction of organs,meridians,qi,blood and body fluid,diet and emotions and so on. It is a concept pertaining to disease mechanism,rather than the emotional depression. ZHANG Zhongjing treated the depression syndrome usually through the following methods:treat-ment based on syndrome differentiation and combing various methods;using the dredging method to cure and to remove harmonization;emphasizing on yang qi,treating disease according to its origin;strengthening body resistance and eliminating evil,paying attention to both deficiency and excess syndrome;treatment according to disease tendency,and giving outlet for evil qi.
Keywords：ZHANG Zhongjingdepression syndromedisease mechanism of traditional Chinese medicinetreatment based on syndrome differentiationtonifying the healthy qi and eliminating evil qi
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 183-185 )