DING Yuanqing's Experience in Treating Young and Middle-Aged Post-Stroke Depression Patients with Regulating Qi and Promoting Blood Circulation Method
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.19.004
- VernacularTitle:丁元庆运用调气通脉法治疗中青年中风后抑郁症经验
- Author:
Chunyu HU
1
;
Xuejun LI
2
;
Jin WANG
1
;
Saixue TANG
2
;
Jiajing LI
2
;
Cheng YU
2
;
Xiangqing XU
2
;
2
Author Information
1. Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Jinan，250355
2. Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
post-stroke depression regulating;
qi and promoting blood circulation;
experience of famous doctors;
DING Yuanqing
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;65(19):1972-1977
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper summarizes the experience of professor DING Yuanqing in treating post-stroke depression （PSD） of young and middle-aged patients with the method of regulating qi and promoting blood circulation. PSD is a syndrome resulting by vascular injury and impairment of brain marrow and vital activity after the stroke. Factors such as poor lifestyle， improper control of chronic diseases and sleep disorders，etc.，which can be harmful individually， or they can interact. Over time，these factors can block yang of defensive qi，obstract blood circulationg and disturb qi movement. Reverse ascending of defensive qi can generate wind and fire，generate phlegm and stasis from the fluid the blood. Qi stagnation， phlegm and stasis can combined with stagnation heat， phlegm heat， blood stasis heat which caused by stroke ， which can further aggravate pulse accumulation， damage the blood vessels and block the collaterals. Consequently， defensive qi is floating over and nutrient qi is not smooth， resulting in inadequate nourishment of the brain marrow，and disfunction of vital activity， causing depressive symptoms. Professor DING innovatively applied the method of regulating qi and promoting blood circulation. He selected the classic prescriptions such as Guizhi Decoction（桂枝汤）， Baoyuan Decoction（保元汤）， as well as self-fitting prescriptions like Erdan Decoction（二丹汤）， Erzhu Decoction（二竹汤）， to relieve qi and tonify qi，promote harmonious blood circulation， facilitate vasodilation， ease symptoms of depression， invigorate the mind， and provide an effective treatment for PSD.
