ZHANG Wendong's Experience in the Treatment of Postpartum Depression with the Tong Tiao Acupuncture Combined with Ren Pulse Moxibustion
Postpartum depression refers to depression symptoms with emotional disorders,lack of pleasure,low inter-est,and lack of energy that occur within 6 weeks after delivery.It belongs to the category of abnormal emotions such as"depression"and"madness"in traditional Chinese medicine.The course of the disease is long,and it damages the inter-nal organs,seriously affecting the health of the mother and the newborn.Professor ZHANG Wendong believes that post-partum depression is caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis,lack of nourishment of Chong and Ren meridians,stagna-tion of heart,liver and spleen,and dysfunction of mind and brain.He advocates the use of Tongtiao acupuncture combined with Ren meridian moxibustion to treat this disease.This therapy has a definite effect and is worthy of clinical promotion.
Postpartum depressionTongtiao acupunctureRen meridian moxibustion