[Clinical approach of acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of depressive disorder based on the "fire-earth harmonization"].

The paper expounds the clinical approach of acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of depressive disorder under the theoretic support, "fire-earth harmonization". Based on this theory, and combined with clinical practice and ancient and modern literature research, it is believed that the root cause of depressive disorder is malnutrition of the mind due to yang qi deficiency or stagnation. In treatment with acupuncture and moxibustion, the mental/emotional conditions (mind) of patients should be observed to identify the deficiency from the excess of primary yang, and examine the ups and downs of the "earth". Spirit is adjusted by promoting yang qi circulation, dispelling cold, harmonizing the "fire" of "monarch" (heart) and "minister" (kidney) and promoting the transportation and transformation of spleen-earth. The back-shu points and yuan-source points are combined, and moxibustion therapy is used particularly to obtain the balance qi and blood, and yin and yang. As a result, the fire and the earth, the body and the mind are harmonized, and depressive disorder is alleviated naturally.