The invention discloses a
traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating or improving depression as well as a preparation method and application of the
traditional Chinese medicine composition. The
traditional Chinese medicine composition is prepared from fructus aurantii, fructus gardeniae, fermented soybean,
ginseng, rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae, scorched
hawthorn fruit and
semen cuscutae. According to the traditional Chinese
medicine composition, heat clearing, restlessness relieving,
spleen tonifying, qi replenishing and
liver and kidney simultaneous treatment are taken as
syndrome differentiation basis, all the medicines of the traditional Chinese
medicine composition are combined to achieve the effects of soothing liver-qi stagnation, tonifying
liver and kidney, clearing heat, relieving restlessness, tonifying qi, invigorating
spleen, dredging meridians and collaterals and warming
kidney yang, so that liver fire can be cleared, liver depression can be relieved,
spleen and
kidney can be replenished, qi activity can be smooth, and depression syndrome can be eliminated. The traditional Chinese
medicine composition provided by the invention has a remarkable improvement effect on depression-like behaviors of mice with depression, not only takes effect quickly, but also has a remarkable anti-depression effect and a stable
drug effect, and provides a new thought for treating depression with traditional Chinese medicine.