Study on medication rule of depressive disorder in medical records of Er Xu Ming Yi Lei An

Abstract

Objective To study the origin, position, pathogenesis and differentiation rule of depressive disorder in ancient medical records, Er Xu Ming Yi Lei An. Methods Study medical records in ancient medical books, Ming Yi Lei An, Xu Ming Yi Lei An, Er Xu Ming Yi Lei An. Adopt Excel to establish medical records' database about depressive disorder, and use frequency analysis method to summarize medication rule of Chinese materia medica for treating depressive disorder. Results Six body symptoms referred in medical records are anorexia,lassitude, sweating, abdominal distension, insomnia, and hypochondriac pain, account 53.41% in top ten symptoms;regulating Qi method is the most frequently used treatment; The most frequently use prescriptions in a descending order are Xiaoyaosan, Buzhong Yiqi Tang, Taoren Chengqi Tang, Modified Guipi Tang, Wendan Tang, Liujun Zi Tang, Suanzaoren Tang, et. Most frequently applied medical herbs in a descending order are bupleurum, dried tangerine peel, white peony alba, tumeric root tuber, fossilia ossis mastoid, and Chinese angelica, et. Conclusion There are certain rules in the origin, pathogenesis, diagnosis and prescriptions of depressive disorder in ancient medical records, Er Xu Ming Yi Lei An. Key words: Depressive disorder; Ancient medical records; Medication rule; Application frequency of Chinese materia medica