This invention provides a
traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating
anxiety, depression, and / or sleep disorders, its preparation method, and its application, belonging to the field of
traditional Chinese medicine technology. The
traditional Chinese medicine composition includes the following raw materials: *
Aconitum carmichaelii* root slices, calcined
magnetite, stir-fried
jujube seed, prepared
polygala tenuifolia root, prepared
pinellia tuber,
tangerine peel, stir-fried immature bitter orange, ginger-processed bamboo shavings,
albizia bark, poria cocos,
coix seed, bamboo leaf
bupleurum root,
oyster shell, licorice root, and dragon bone. The preparation method includes: first decocting the *
Aconitum carmichaelii* root slices, then adding the remaining medicinal ingredients and decocting with water; concentrating the filtrate into a clear paste, adding excipients, and compressing into tablets. Animal experiments show that, compared with the model group, the traditional Chinese
medicine composition of this invention can significantly increase the number of times mice enter the
central region and the dwell time in the
open field test, and improve the number of times mice enter the open arms of the elevated cruciate maze and the dwell time; hippocampal Nielsen
staining shows that neurons are neatly arranged and
cell density is well restored. This invention has the effects of warming the
kidney and suppressing yang, resolving
phlegm and calming the mind, and can be used to prepare drugs for treating
anxiety, depression, and / or sleep disorders.