What are the traditional Chinese medicines for treating schizophrenia?

Treatment of schizophrenia must be carried out in a timely manner to reduce the number of patients with this mental illness and the various harms caused to the people around them as much as possible. Traditional Chinese medicine is also relatively effective in treating schizophrenia, but attention should be paid to the correct traditional Chinese medicine treatment formula.

1. Realite and Amber Decoction: 30 grams of realite, 4 grams of amber powder (divided into two), 1 gram of cinnabar powder (divided into two), 10 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, 30 grams of magnetite, 10 grams of rhubarb, and 6 grams of agarwood. Take it in decoction, 1 dose per day. Take amber powder and cinnabar powder in 2 doses. Clears away heat, dredges the bowels, eliminates phlegm and soothes the mind. This prescription is suitable for various types of schizophrenia.

2. Polygala, Jujube and Poria Soup: 100 grams of fried Polygala, 80 grams of fried jujube kernels, 120 grams of Poria, and 12 grams of cinnabar powder. Grind the above medicines into powder, mix well, make into pills with honey, take 6g each time, twice a day. This prescription is suitable for people with schizophrenia who are in a trance, stupid, and incoherent.

3. Qingshen Zhenjing Decoction: 12g of Pinellia ternata, 15g of Poria cocos, 10g of roasted Licorice root, 30g of Semen Cassiae, 10g of Acorus calamus, 10g of Curcuma aromatica, 10g of Rhubarb (added last), 6g of Coptis chinensis, and 10g of processed Arisaema. This prescription is suitable for various types of schizophrenia and manic patients.

4. Correctly understand the disease, support patients to actively treat, treat as early as possible and maintain long-term treatment to achieve long-term stability of the disease;

5. Encourage them to actively participate in social activities in order to reduce or prevent the occurrence of disability. During this process, give more encouragement and affirmation to the patient, and work with the patient to set realistic goals based on the patient's ability, and do not rush things;

6. Learn disease knowledge and treatment knowledge, help patients observe their condition, respond to changes in their condition in a timely manner, adopt correct response strategies, and avoid harm to themselves and others;