The invention provides
acorus tatarinowii, cinnamon and cinnamon
odor-absorbing
traditional Chinese medicine compound
essential oil for treating or improving depression, and relates to the technical field of
traditional Chinese medicine essential oil, the
traditional Chinese medicine compound
essential oil is prepared from
acorus tatarinowii essential oil, cinnamon essential oil, ginger essential oil, radix curcumae essential oil,
pericarpium citri reticulatae essential oil and mint essential oil; the traditional Chinese
medicine compound essential oil provided by the invention can obviously or obviously improve apparent symptoms of
depression model mice; the sweet water preference rate is remarkably or obviously increased, the movement time of the mouse is prolonged, and the activity of the mouse is improved; according to the traditional Chinese
medicine compound essential oil disclosed by the invention, the expression level of IL-1beta and TNF-alpha in serum indexes is reduced, the expression level of DA, 5-HT, NE, BDNF, cAMP and P-
CREB in
brain tissue homogenate is improved, the traditional Chinese
medicine compound essential oil has a remarkable improvement effect on depression, and the traditional Chinese medicine compound essential oil is administered in a sniffing manner, so that the anti-depression effect of the traditional Chinese medicine compound essential oil is equivalent to that of oral
fluoxetine hydrochloride and is superior to that of oral capsules for soothing liver and relieving depression. The
calamus-
osmanthus fragrans
odor-absorbing traditional Chinese medicine compound essential oil provided by the invention provides a new treatment thought and method for treating or improving depression.