Overview of the mechanism of kidney-brain-related therapy on perimenopausal depression disorder
Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)kidney-brain-related therapy is a common therapy.Since many scholars said that kidney deficiency is the beginning of a series of syndromes of perimenopausal depression disorder(PDD),and pay attention to women perimenopause(called'Tiangui exhaustion'in TCM),which is regarded as the key to induce depression.The brain is the home of the primordial spirit,and its nature is clear and spiritual.It is only through the continuous transformation and regeneration of the essence and qi in the kidney that it can maintain and drive a series of spiritual thinking activities.Therefore,in addition to the kidney deficiency and the heart,liver,and spleen dissociation,the treatment method also does not forget to nourish the brain.The treatment of kidney-brain-related Chinese herbal medicine or acupuncture such as kidney-tonifying essence and brain adjustment is quite effective,but the modern biological significance of the kidney treatment is still unclear,leading to the redevelopment potential of kidney-brain-related therapies being limited.So,this paper provided an overview and a brief analysis of the modern mechanism of action of kidney-brain-related therapy on PDD in recent years,aiming to provide a certain idea for broadening the research on the prevention and treatment of'Tiangui'related diseases,and to provide a certain theoretical value for the prevention and treatment of PDD with TCM.
TianguiKidney-brainEssence qiPerimenopausal depression disorder(PDD)Mechanism of actionResearch progress
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