The invention belongs to the technical field of
traditional Chinese medicine, and particularly relates to a
traditional Chinese medicine composition for relieving depression and clearing collaterals and a preparation, a pharmaceutical composition and application thereof. The
traditional Chinese medicine composition is prepared from the following
raw material medicines in parts by weight: 6-12 parts of
radix bupleuri, 9-15 parts of radix curcumae, 6-12 parts of rhizoma acori graminei, 3-9 parts of fructus gardeniae, 3-9 parts of
polygala tenuifolia, 9-15 parts of radix paeoniae rubra and 9-20 parts of cortex albiziae. The traditional Chinese
medicine composition provided by the invention can be used for remarkably improving depression-like behaviors of mice with depression, reversing synaptic injury and improving the expression of synaptic associated proteins SYP and PSD-95. The anti-depression mechanism of the traditional Chinese
medicine composition is that the traditional Chinese
medicine composition has the effects of synergistically inhibiting activation of microglial cells and reducing the level of proinflammatory cytokines such as Tnf alpha, Il1beta and Il6, so that
neuroinflammation is remarkably inhibited, and the traditional Chinese medicine composition has the advantages of novel formula, definite mechanism and definite
curative effect for treating depression, particularly patients with
anxiety and
dysphoria symptoms.