Research Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment of Postpartum Depression by Traditional Chinese Medicine

Abstract

In this paper, by analyzing a large number of domestic and foreign literatures on the treatment of postpartum depression in recent years, the research progress of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the treatment of postpartum depression was systematically reviewed. Sum up after a postpartum depression of the most common etiology and pathogenesis, from the compound Chinese medicine, acupuncture, needle medicine use, massage, music therapy and traditional Chinese medicine fumigation treatment, according to the basic theory of TCM in detail its historical source, choose party on the basis of TCM syndrome differentiation, acupuncture and moxibustion therapy in a variety of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of forms, and other characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine therapy. Literature review shows that: The doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of postpartum depression, with overall concept as guiding ideology, thus improve the systemic symptom of patients, improve the quality of life, and there are diversified TCM therapies, patients and their families have high acceptance, small side effects, make up the deficiency of western medicine, not only in the clinical practice to improve the curative effect of treatment of postpartum depression, also for the general medical compatriots to broaden the diagnosis and treatment method of postpartum depression, provide evidence for the selection of treatment for such patients.