Clinical research progress on Traditional Chinese Medicine treating diabetes mellitus with depression / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

The ways of treating diabetes mellitus with depression by using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) include internal treatment, external treatment and combining internal and externalmethod, mostly based on the viscera syndrome differentiation and Qi blood phlegm stasis syndrome differentiation, focusing on soothing the liver qi and regulating, liver and spleen. The internal treatments mainly include self-made prescriptions or classic prescriptions, such as Jiawei-Xiaoyao Powder, Danggui-Shaoyao Decoction, Wendan Decoction, etc; External treatments mainly include common acupuncture, ear acupuncture, scalp acupuncture, abdominal acupuncture, acupoint application, etc. The above treatments can improve the symptoms of depression, and control the blood glucose level.