Exploring the Effect and Mechanism of Chinese Traditional Exercises on Depression Based on Gut Microbiota

抑郁症是临床常见的精神障碍疾病，药物治疗不良反应多，患者耐受度和依从性均差。中国传统运动功法通过调理脏腑、强筋壮骨，改善患者的焦虑抑郁心理状态，具有独特的作用和疗效。肠道菌群失调以及“肠漏”的发生可导致抑郁症，研究表明传统功法可通过调节肠道菌群存在比例及其代谢产物来改善抑郁症。本文主要就八段锦、太极拳、五禽戏等传统运动功法治疗抑郁症现状及其基于肠道菌群治疗抑郁症的机制进行综述，为临床提供新的思路与依据。Depression is a common clinical mental disorder with many adverse reactions to drug treatment and poor tolerance and compliance. The Traditional Chinese exercise method has a unique function and curative effect by regulating zang-fu organs, strengthening tendons and bones, improving patients’ psychological state of anxiety and depression. In recent years, it has been found that the imbalance of intestinal flora and the occurrence of “intestinal leakage” can lead to depression. Traditional methods can improve depression by regulating the proportion of intestinal flora and its metabolites. This article reviews the status quo of the treatment of depression by traditional sports techniques such as Tai Chi, Eight trigrams boxing, and Five-animal exercises and the mechanism of the treatment of depression based on intestinal flora, providing new ideas and basis for clinical practice.