A Book That Addresses Women's Health Issues

Chapter 54 How to treat depression caused by stagnation of liver qi
"Any drug, even external treatment, is an 'external' thing, and there is no way around it. The best, most correct, most convenient, and most effective 'big medicine' comes from the human body itself. The key is to learn to be happy. , As long as we are happy, these powerful drugs hidden in our body will start to be stimulated." "I am very depressed today!", "Is this really depressing?" Nowadays, such voices are full of ears.Noisy and congested urban life, intense work rhythm, shuttling through the sea of ​​people all day long, but it is difficult to find someone to confide in.This is almost a portrayal of the life of a modern woman.So when the prosperity is gone and the emptiness strikes, "Are you depressed today?" has become the spoken language of modern women.What exactly is depression?Depression is the extension and development of depression, and depression becomes depression if it is overdone.I met a female patient about 30 years old. She said that her breasts were often swollen and painful. After the examination, she found that she had hyperplasia of mammary glands. It hurts badly, it gets better when menstruation comes.

After I examined her pulse carefully, I found that there was something wrong with her liver meridian, which was caused by stagnation of liver qi.Why do you say this way?Because one of the functions of the liver is the main function of catharsis, stagnation of liver qi refers to the pathological manifestation of dysfunction of liver catharsis and stagnation of qi.For example, people who are often sullen, depressed and melancholy can easily lead to stagnation of liver qi; the main manifestations are insomnia (wake up at 1 to 3 o'clock at night), dizziness, good long sighs (that is, hey sighs), chest ribs, breasts, etc. , less abdominal distension and pain embolism.Severe liver depression and qi stagnation will lead to blood stasis, which will lead to a series of problems such as breast hyperplasia, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, thyroid gland tumors, and chronic pharyngitis.The solution to depression caused by stagnation of liver qi, how to fundamentally solve this problem?First, people who love depression had better massage the Taichong point more, which can reduce the damage of depression to the liver.If the depression is caused by too much pressure, you should also press the Taichong point more to relieve it, which can relieve stress and relieve depression quickly.Second, if you are under too much pressure at work, you should relax and stop taking work seriously.

Of course, it does not require you to work sloppily, but requires you to work with a relaxed attitude. Don’t always think about the results of work failures, but think about the happiness in the details of the work and the joy after success.Third, exercising more can also relieve depression.I found in the physical examination of traditional Chinese medicine that those female friends who especially like sports are basically in good health.Some girls even wear very sporty clothes to work, tennis shoes and sweatshirts. They sit there full of vitality and have basically no physical problems.Fourth, only in the case of obvious symptoms, it is necessary to use drugs for conditioning.Generally speaking, people with liver qi stagnation are best treated with Sini powder that can soothe the liver and regulate qi.Sun-dried licorice, sun-dried citrus aurantium, Bupleurum bupleuri, and white peony 3 grams each, crush the four into powder, mix it with boiled water, take 1 dose a day, and take it in 3 times.This side can relieve stagnant heat and soothe liver qi.Of course, you'd better remember the words of a famous Chinese medicine doctor: "Any drug, even external treatment, is an 'external' thing, and there is no way around it. The best, most correct, most convenient, and most effective The "big medicine" comes from the human body itself, the key is to learn to be happy, as long as we are happy, these big medicines hidden in our body will start to be stimulated." In other words, happiness is the best medicine to relieve anxiety and depression .

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