International Research in Chinese Medicine

Based on the related content of Miscellaneous Disease Origin Rhinoceros Candle, this paper systematically combs the academic thoughts and medication characteristics of Shen Jinao, a representative doctor of Longsha Medical School in the Qing Dynasty, in the treatment of depression from three aspects : pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment. Shen 's core pathogenesis is ' viscera qi deficiency is the root cause, qi and blood stagnation is the symptom ', emphasizing that external causes such as emotion and diet must be caused by internal deficiency of viscera, and long-term depression can produce phlegm, dampness, blood stasis and other changes. The diagnosis method pays attention to the combination of pulse symptoms, and takes the pulse of sinking and promoting knot as the characteristics of depression. The symptoms such as fullness and tingling can locate the level of depression. In terms of treatment, based on the theory of five depressions in Neijing, Shen constructed a diagnosis and treatment system of ' making the best use of the situation and treating depression by differentiation '. In view of different types of depression such as qi, blood, phlegm, fire, dampness and food, he established specific treatment methods such as dredging, dredging, resolving phlegm, clearing, infiltrating and eliminating. Its medication avoids acid stagnation and greasy, and makes good use of Xiangfu, Chenpi, Chuanxiong and other qi-regulating and stasis-dispersing products, reflecting the systematic and clinical practicability of the prescription.

Depressed syndrome; Shen Jin'ao; Longsha medical school; Five movements and six climates; Medication characteristics