Clinical research progress on Traditional Chinese Medicine treating diabetes mellitus with depression

VernacularTitle:中医药治疗糖尿病合并抑郁症临床研究进展
Author: Feifei BI ¹ ; Lan YAO ; Dongdong ZHANG ; Yanping XUN ; Wei LIU
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1. 河北省唐山市中医医院内分泌一科　063000
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Depression; Traditional Chinese Medicine therapy; Review
From: International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2021;43(7):721-724
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The ways of treating diabetes mellitus with depression by using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) include internal treatment, external treatment and combining internal and externalmethod, mostly based on the viscera syndrome differentiation and Qi blood phlegm stasis syndrome differentiation, focusing on soothing the liver qi and regulating, liver and spleen. The internal treatments mainly include self-made prescriptions or classic prescriptions, such as Jiawei-Xiaoyao Powder, Danggui-Shaoyao Decoction, Wendan Decoction, etc; External treatments mainly include common acupuncture, ear acupuncture, scalp acupuncture, abdominal acupuncture, acupoint application, etc. The above treatments can improve the symptoms of depression, and control the blood glucose level.