Most of the patients with depression I have diagnosed and treated recently have been experiencing a clear, watery nasal discharge. Conventional approaches for addressing Lung Qi deficiency with cold have proven largely ineffective—the symptom persists without any obvious relief, and it isn’t attributable to spring allergies, which is rather puzzling.

After careful reflection, I have come to the conclusion that depression is, in most cases, rooted in insufficient Yang Qi or the failure of Yang to diffuse outward. Even though deficiency-cold patterns may manifest, the treatment strategy differs from the standard approach. Today I have decided to begin by addressing Kidney Yang, incorporating herbs that warmly tonify Kidney Yang, and will observe the results.

近期诊治的多名抑郁症患者大都出现了流清鼻涕的情况，用传统治疗肺气虚寒的方法基本无效，该症状仍然无明显缓解，也不是春季过敏导致，非常奇怪。

综合思索了一下，抑郁症大多应该是阳气不足或者阳郁不发，纵然会出现虚寒的情况，但治疗方法又与一般情况不同，今天决定从肾阳入手，增加温补肾阳的药物，看看效果如何。