Study on the Synergistic Effect of Chaihu Shugan San and Liuzijue in Treating Depression: Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula

To explore the synergistic effect of traditional Chinese medicine formula Chaihu Shugan and the liuzijue of health preservation on the treatment of depression patients. 75 patients with depression were randomly assigned to the ordinary group, control group, and treatment group through Excel, with 25 people in each group randomly assigned ordinary group selected theoretical knowledge related to depression for dissemination and treatment. Control group used the liuzijue practice of health preservation to treat depression patients, requiring 60 min of exercise every afternoon, three times a week. The treatment group used traditional Chinese medicine Chaihu Shugan San combined with the liuzijue practice to treat depression patients. The liuzijue practice for health preservation requires 40 min of exercise in the morning and 40 min in the afternoon every day, a total of 80 min, seven times a week. Chinese medicine Chaihu Shugan San requires taking 2 doses daily, once in the morning and once in the evening. Three groups were quantitatively evaluated using the Hamilton 17 item depression scale to analyze and compare the statistical differences and clinical efficacy among the ordinary group, control group, and treatment group after intervention. The traditional Chinese medicine formula Chaihu Shugan San combined with the liuzijue practice for health preservation in the treatment of depression is significantly superior to the ordinary group and control group (p<0.01), and the control group was significantly superior to the ordinary group (p<0.05). The traditional Chinese medicine formula Chaihu Shugan San combined with the liuzijue practice of health preservation has a good therapeutic effect on depression.