Today

"liver wind disease" in

Huangdi Neijing

is distinguished from "liver wind" pathogenesis. In this article

we reveal the core pathogenesis of "liver wind disease" in

Huangdi Neijing

as well as its treatment principles

methods

and prescriptions

in order to inspire modern clinical diagnosis and treatment of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder. "Liver wind disease" in

Huangdi Neijing

is a type of emotional and mental illness that is caused by liver deficiency and wind and has a dual pathogenic mechanism of organ deficiency and external evil

with liver deficiency and wind movement as the core pathogenic mechanism

and multiple emotional changes such as sadness

anger

and hatred as the main characteristics. In western medicine

mixed anxiety and depressive disorder is a special category of depression

where the main symptoms of depression and anxiety are seen together

and is complex and variable. This disease is similar to "liver wind disease"

which is characterized by variably emotional manifestations

and can therefore be treated with reference to the key pathogenesis of liver deficiency and wind movement

liver qi stagnation and disorders

and the characteristics of wind. The basic principle is to tonify the liver and treat the wind.

Bugan

Decoction in

Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies

or

Dabugan

Decoction in

Auxiliary Verse on Drugs and Method for Zangfu Organs

can be used accordingly. This article aims to illustrate the core pathogenesis of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder by drawing on the key pathogenesis of liver deficiency and wind movement in "liver wind disease" . Taking the method and decoctions of later generations as a reference

this article offers new ideas for the treatment of similar diseases.