Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen governs thinking and is the source of qi and blood biochemistry. Weak spleen and stomach function and insufficient qi and blood will lead to mental malnutrition and difficulty in falling asleep. Huangdi Neijing also pointed out that "disharmony of stomach leads to anxiety". That is, the physiological function of the stomach is disordered and uncoordinated, or pathological obstacles lead to sleep disorders, and severe cases develop into insomnia.
Now many people are asking, why did I lose sleep after using Ziziphus jujuba seed soup? After taking Guipi pills, I still have insomnia. ... because insomnia is a big concept, different insomnia symptoms also correspond to different improvement methods.
The general manifestations of insomnia are divided into five categories:
1, it is difficult to fall asleep and easy to wake up.
I often wake up from my dreams.
3, sleep is not heavy, it is difficult to fall asleep after waking up.
It is easy to wake up in a dream.
5. Poor sleep quality.
So, how can these five performances be improved?
Some people often find it difficult to fall asleep and wake up easily after falling asleep. Such people are usually accompanied by symptoms such as bad breath, pantothenic acid, abdominal distension and epigastric discomfort, and some people also have problems such as loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and irregular stools.
Suggestion: promote digestion, induce stagnation, diuresis and help sleep. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines include Zhishi Daozhi Pill and Baohe Pill.
The second type: how to improve if you often wake up from a dream?
Often manifested as easy to wake up, dreaminess, abdominal distension and discomfort in the chest and upper abdomen, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, cough with excessive phlegm, physical weakness, tasteless mouth and other symptoms.
Suggestion: eliminate dampness and phlegm, regulate qi and help sleep. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines are Wei Ping Pill and Chen Er Pill.
The third type: how to improve if you can't sleep well and wake up?
It is usually difficult to fall asleep, or it is difficult to fall asleep after waking up. I don't sleep hard, but I always feel like I'm awake. Symptoms are obvious in the cold season. Most of these people are also afraid of cold, cold hands and feet, loose stools, or have symptoms such as long urine.
Suggestion: Warm stomach to help sleep, warm interior to dispel cold. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines include Fuzi Lizhong Pill and Jiaotai Pill.
Usually manifested as abdominal pain and hypochondriac pain, or waist pain when the body rotates, full burp, bitter taste, short and red urine, often astringent.
This kind of sleep problem is caused by liver qi invading the stomach.
Suggestion: Soothe liver and regulate qi, and regulate stomach to help sleep. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines include Chaihu Shugan Pill, Xiaoyao Pill and Longdan Xiegan Pill.
Fifth: How to improve the poor sleep quality?
Many exogenous pathogens such as wind, cold and dampness easily invade the stomach, showing symptoms such as difficulty or inability to sleep and heavy body feeling.
Suggestion: relieve exterior syndrome and eliminate pathogenic factors, and regulate stomach to help sleep. The commonly used Chinese patent medicine is Huoxiang Zhengqi Pill.
Recently, many people in the background are asking, Teacher, I have insomnia, diarrhea and spleen deficiency ... Can I use that method?
What I want to say is, do you have symptoms? Are you really dialectical? Does his method really suit your specific problem? Therefore, dialectics comes first!