HU Dongsen,WANG Liyuan,WANG Hongyan.Experience of Professor ZHAI Shuangqing in Using Metal and Mineral Medicines to Treat Mental Disorders Based on Xiang Thinking[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(05):453-457.
HU Dongsen,WANG Liyuan,WANG Hongyan.Experience of Professor ZHAI Shuangqing in Using Metal and Mineral Medicines to Treat Mental Disorders Based on Xiang Thinking[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(05):453-457.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.05.004.
Experience of Professor ZHAI Shuangqing in Using Metal and Mineral Medicines to Treat Mental Disorders Based on Xiang Thinking
This paper summarizes Professor ZHAI Shuangqing's clinical experience in using metal and mineral medicines to treat mental disorders. Based on
xiang
thinking, the
symptoms of mental disorders are classified into five categories, depression-
xiang
, wind-
xiang
, fire-
xiang
, phlegm-
xiang
, and deficiency-
xiang
, and the mechanisms of disease development are discussed accordingly. Metal and mineral medicines are key treatments for mental disorders, not only having the function of calming the mind but also promoting
qi
, stabilizing wind, expelling evil, and tonifying. In clinical practice, the emphasis is placed on harmonizing the disease and its symptoms. Based on self-developed prescription formulas, the appropriate metal and mineral medicines are selected according to the properties, flavors, meridian tropism, and actions of the medicines, as well as the
xiang
patterns of the mental disorder. For example, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is treated by Modified
Xiehuang Powder
(泻黄散) with
Sijunzi Decoction
(四君子汤) and adding Fulonggan (
Testudinis Carapax
) and Longgu (
Os Draconis
). Persistent insomnia is treated by combining a self-developed insomnia formula with Longgu (
Os Draconis
), Hupo (
Succinum
), and Cishi (
Magnetitum
). Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is treated by combining a self-developed OCD formula with Longchi (
Dens Draconis
), Qingmengshi (
Fluoritum
), and Zheshi (
Haematitum
). Epilepsy is treated by combining an anti-epilepsy decoction with Qingmengshi (
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WANG Liyuan
WANG Weiguang
CHEN Zijie
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Beijing Dongcheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Beijing Zhongyan Group
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Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University