Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Post-natal Depression explain in Chinese Medicine

 About 60-70% of women suffer from Post-natal Depression. This mild depressed started typically between the third and fifth day after the delivery. See from Chinese Medicine perspectives, during the childbirth woman depleted of qi and loss of blood may induce a state of Blood deficient. Since the Heart houses the mind and governs Blood, Heart blood become deficient, the Mind has nor place to settle, it becomes depressed and anxious. Anger is often present and this may vented against the husband or even the baby. Insomnia is a major problem. It may take a whole year before the woman returns to normal, and a few women do not, going on to develop more serious symptoms. Acupuncture and herbal medicine is the most nature way to restore your body and mind and dealing with post-natal depression, don’t let depression get in between you and your family.

There are basic three patterns:

  1. Heart blood deficient cause by giving birth
Symptom: tearfulness, insomnia, fatigue, anxious and feel unable to handle daily tasks, feeling of guilt, poor memory, and palpitations. 

Treatment principle: Nourish Blood, strengthen the Heart, lift mood.

  1. Heart Yin deficient cause by woman who has predisposition to yin deficiency
Symptom: Insomnia, waking up frequently, mental restlessness, agitation, intense anxiety, feeling of guilt, exhaustion, scanty breat milk, feeling of heat in the evening, night sweating.

Treatment principle: Nourish Yin, Tonify the Heart, calm the mind

  1. Heart Blood stasis cause by stagnant blood harassing the Mind.
Symptom: Neurotic, obsessive, phobias, or psychotic behavior, confused,       aggressive and offensive behavior, or display suicidal tendencies.

Treatment principle: move the blood, eliminate stasis, open the mind orificies. Subdue rebellious Qi.

Herbs that Open the Mind:
Shi Chang Pu, Hu Po, Yu Jin (Tuber curcumae), He Huan Pi, Yuan Zhi

Diet and Nutrition: it is important that Woman eat good for metal health and nursing mother.
·      Blood Tonic food: Apricot, Beet, Leafy Greens, Gig, Grape, Kidney Bean, liver, Spinach, Beef, Chicken
·      Qi Tonic food: Cherry, Date, fig, Oats, Sweet potato, Mushroom, Yam, Squash, Beef, Chicken, Eel
·      Move Blood food: Crab, brown sugar, chili, pepper, chive, hawthorn, Berry, onion, Mustard, peach, scallion vinegar.
·      Regular Qi food: Basil, carrot, clove, orange peel, garlic, turmeric.

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