Professor LIU Li's experience in treating perimenopausal depression(the liver depression and kidney deficiency syndrome)by the liver clearing and heart calming method
Perimenopausal depression(PMD)is a common mental disease in perimenopausal women,mainly characterized by low mood,depression and anxiety.The etiology and pathogenesis of the disease are still unclear in Westem medicine.Hormone and antidepressant drugs are the main treatment programs for the disease in Western medicine at present,but their carcinogenic risk is high,with certain limitations,and such drugs have many adverse reactions.Traditional Chinese medicines has great advantages in the treatment of mental diseases.Traditional Chinese medicine plays a considerable role in improving the level of neurotransmitters,regulating neuroendocrine hormones,inhibiting nerve cell apoptosis,etc.,thus reducing the depressive symptoms of PMD patients and improving the prognosis,with few adverse reactions and significant curative effects.Many patients are more inclined to take Chinese medicines in the treatment process.The supervisor analyzes the etiology and core pathogenesis of the disease,and further determines the use of the clearing liver and calming heart method to treat perimenopausal depression(the liver depression and kidney deficiency syndrome)from the liver and kidney viscera.The supervisor believes that the liver and kidney are closely connected with mental and psychological diseases through the brain and pulp,and can restore the normal function of the HPO axis by adjusting related hormone levels,so as to maintain the dynamic balance of the nervous and endocrine systems in the female body.This method has a significant effect on perimenopausal depression and deserves further study.
Perimenopausal depressionClearing liver and calming heartLiver depression and kidney deficiency syndromeHypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axisExperience summary