Chinese medicine can treat schizophrenia, but it is not the main means of treatment, and is usually only used as an adjunctive treatment.
Schizophrenia belongs to the category of epilepsy in TCM, and its specific diagnosis and treatment are as follows:
1. For those with phlegm-qi stagnation, the treatment is to relieve the liver of stagnation (treating stagnation by unblocking the liver’s qi) and to resolve phlegm to awaken the spirit, which can be treated by combining Easy San and Phlegm Cleansing Soup with additional subtractions.
2. For those with qi deficiency and phlegm knot, the treatment is to benefit qi and strengthen the spleen (to regulate the qi of the spleen and stomach), and to eliminate phlegm and open up the orifices, which can be treated by combining Sijunzi Tang and Phlegm-Expelling Tang with additional subtractions.
3. For those with deficiency of the heart and spleen (weakness of the heart and spleen), the treatment is to strengthen the spleen and nourish the heart (strengthening the spleen and stomach and nourishing the heart and spirit), and to relieve depression and tranquilize the spirit, which can be treated with Nourishing the Heart Soup combined with Echigo Pill with additions and subtractions.
4. If phlegm-fire disturbs the mind, the treatment is to calm the heart and eliminate phlegm, clear the liver and diarrhea the fire (to remove the liver fire), and can be treated with Sheng Tie Lu Drink with additions or subtractions.
5. For those whose fire is harmful to yin, the treatment is to nourish yin and reduce fire (nourish yin essence and reduce fire), and to calm the mind and spirit, and can be treated with Er Yin Decoction combined with Succinum Nourishing Heart Dan with additional subtractions.
6. For those with phlegm-heat stasis, the treatment is to remove phlegm and eliminate blood stasis, and to regulate qi and blood, and can be treated by adding or subtracting Epileptic Dream Awakening Tang.
If you need to treat schizophrenia, you should go to a regular hospital, under the guidance of a professional doctor to standardize the treatment, not blindly self-medication, so as not to aggravate the condition or produce adverse reactions.