Prescription of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Pattern-Based Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Depression: A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Ziea, Eric T. C.
Zhang, Shi Ping
Chung, Ka-Fai
Yeung, Wing-Fai
Ng, Ka-Yan
Yu, Yee-Man
Ng, Bacon Fung-Leung
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments are often prescribed based on individuals’ pattern diagnoses.
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials in Chinese and English literatures on TCM pattern-based treatment for depression has therefore been conducted.
A total of 61 studies, 2504 subjects, and 27 TCM patterns were included.
Due to the large variation of TCM pattern among participants, we only analyzed the top four commonly studied TCM patterns: liver qi depression, liver depression and spleen deficiency, dual deficiency of the heart, and spleen and liver depression and qi stagnation.
We found that Xiaoyao decoction was the most frequently used herbal formula for the treatment of liver qi depression and liver depression with spleen deficiency, while Chaihu Shugan decoction was often used for liver depression and qi stagnation.
Bai Shao (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) and Chai Hu (Bupleurum chinense DC.) were commonly used across different TCM patterns regardless of the prescribed Chinese herbal formulas.
The rationale underlying herb selection was seldom provided.
Due to the limited number of studies on TCM pattern-based treatment of depression and their low methodological quality, we are unable to draw any conclusion regarding which herbal formulas have higher efficacy and which TCM patterns respond better to CHM.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yeung, Wing-Fai& Chung, Ka-Fai& Ng, Ka-Yan& Yu, Yee-Man& Zhang, Shi Ping& Ng, Bacon Fung-Leung…[et al.]. 2015. Prescription of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Pattern-Based Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Depression: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061191
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yeung, Wing-Fai…[et al.]. Prescription of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Pattern-Based Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Depression: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061191
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yeung, Wing-Fai& Chung, Ka-Fai& Ng, Ka-Yan& Yu, Yee-Man& Zhang, Shi Ping& Ng, Bacon Fung-Leung…[et al.]. Prescription of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Pattern-Based Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Depression: A Systematic Review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061191
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061191