Depression, easily worries, anxiety, emotionally un-stable, possible plum pit syndrome, fullness in chest and hypochondriac regions. Chinese Medicine Differentiation and Treatment
1. To insufficiency of kidney essence: to replenish the kidney essence, and to reinforce the functions of brain. Pilose Antler 3g, Human Placenta 10,Epimedium 15g, Morinda Root 10g, Eucommia Bark (stir-fried) 10g, Sesame Seed 15g, Mulberry 15g, Grass-leaved Sweetflag Rhizome 10g, and Licorice Root 5g ...
Diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic endocrinopathy resulting from absolute or relative deficiency of insulin that leads to the metabolic disturbance of carbohydrate, fat and protein. In TCM, it is categorized as "Xiao Ke"(consumption and thirst). The Syndrome Differentiation of Xiao Ke includes the following:
Constitutional Yin deficiency or prolonged liver-Qi stagnation turns to fire, which takes from the Yin-fluid in the body, so the insufficient Yin leads to the flaring up of fire and the floating of the imbalanced Yang. Such manifestations would take place as the consequence: palpitation, insomnia, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, hot ...
Excessive thinking and worrying could over-exert the heart and spleen, leading to the insufficiency of both Qi and blood, so the heart is malnourished and the mind is disturbed, resulting in the waning of heart Qi and the declining of courageousness.
The depression in modern medicine falls into the categories of "Yu-syndrome" (depressed syndrome) and "Zang Zao" (restlessness of Zang-organs) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which are understood to be caused by abnormal emotions leading to the stagnated flow of Qi.