Chinese Traditional Medicine: The Mechanism of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Treating Depression

Depression is one of the most common mood disorders, which seriously affects public health. The efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion on depression is clear without obvious adverse reactions, which has high clinical value. This chapter reviews the clinical research of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of depression in recent years, summarizes and discusses the pathophysiological mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of depression and the integrated treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion, in order to provide theoretical guidance and scientific basis for clinical acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of depression.