Turning to the Zhu Pavilion, the Qihu is low, and the light is sleepless.

Since ancient times, sleeping has been a big thing, not an ordinary big thing, but a top priority!

Everyone is very aware of the dangers of insomnia.

Poor sleep causes too many problems, such as poor complexion, memory loss, hair loss, anxiety, etc. It’s like dominoes, falling together, followed by others. Got off.

According to the common clinical forms of insomnia:

"Lingshu·Xieke" states: "Wei Qi travels in Yang during the day and travels in Yin at night. Wei Qi travels in Yang alone and cannot Entering the yin, the yin is deficient, so the eyes cannot close." This shows that insomnia is related to the inability of the yang to enter the yin.

For the Wei Qi to go in and out, it must use the Shaoyang triple burner as its path. If the triple burner is blocked, the Yang will not enter the Yin, and there will be insomnia.

Insomnia is also related to Yin and blood deficiency. After yang enters yin, it must be contained by yin blood. If yin blood is deficient, yang cannot be contained and there will be insomnia.

The brain is the house of the soul. Insomnia is also related to blood stasis and cerebral blood loss.

Traditional Chinese medicine does have many good soup recipes in this area. Today I will introduce to you the Suanzaoren Decoction made by Zhang Zhongjing, a great doctor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Regarding this recipe, Zhang Zhongjing described it very simply: due to fatigue, fatigue, and trouble sleeping, Suanzaoren Decoction is the best remedy.

Wild jujube kernel soup: stir-fry 15 grams of wild jujube kernel, 6 grams of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 6 grams of Anemarrhena, 3 grams of licorice, and 6 grams of Poria cocos, decoct them in water and take them.

Indications: Insufficient liver blood, internal disturbance of deficiency and heat.

The name is Zizioren Soup, let’s start with Zizioren. Ziziphus kernel is the seed kernel of Ziziphus jujube. Ziziphus jujube tree is very common in the wild. Unlike jujube trees, jujube trees grow tall. Ziziphus jujube tree belongs to the shrub family. As you can see, it has no obvious trunk and does not grow very high. The fruits are easily accessible. You can pick it, but be careful not to get hurt by its sting.

Wild jujube tastes sweet and sour, so don’t throw away the remaining core. The core is hard because it protects the most essential part of the plant - the seed kernel, which is the wild jujube kernel.

Ziziphus spinosa seeds are excellent for treating insomnia.

Traditional Chinese medicine’s understanding of it is divided into two aspects: if you sleep too much, it will be cooked; if you don’t sleep enough, it will be cooked.

If a person suffers from insomnia, grab a handful of jujube seeds and fry them. After frying, the person can sleep soundly. There is another person who can't wake up all day long and still eats jujube seeds, which he uses raw.

Ziziphus seeds nourish the liver and blood. As a royal medicine, it sets the tone of the entire prescription.

Ligusticum chuanxiong "goes up to the boss, down to the sea of ??blood", two words: restless. Just like Sun Monkey in Wu Chengen's works, he is omnipotent in heaven and earth. He can drive the circulation of qi and blood throughout the body, allowing the qi and blood to flow up and down.

Poria cocos has some soothing effects in it. As mentioned earlier, the keynote of jujube kernel soup is to nourish liver blood, and the liver stores the soul. The soul must be obediently hidden in the liver, and the liver blood must be sufficient, otherwise It is like a fish out of water, restless, restless, and flopping around desperately. Here, jujube kernels are used to nourish the liver and blood, and Ligusticum chuanxiong is used to promote blood circulation, but it is not enough, because the soul follows the spirit, so the spirit must be calmed.

What does it feel like to be uneasy? Tired, but can't sleep. As soon as I close my eyes, my mind starts to think about all kinds of things uncontrollably, thinking about what happened during the day and what happened in the past.

Poria cocos can soothe the nerves. It is even more powerful than Poria cocos and is called Poria God. If it can be named after a god, its efficacy will definitely not be bad. What is so powerful about Poria God?

It has pine roots in the middle. As we all know, Poria cocos grows under pine trees, and some pine roots will pass through the middle of the Poria cocos. In ancient times, the ancients wrote Fu Shen directly, even omitting the prefix "Cao".

What does volt mean? Surrender, the mind is always running around, just like a computer. Even though the shutdown button has been pressed, it is still running at high speed and cannot stop at all. Poria or Poria God. Go, it will shut down automatically.

Anemarrhena clears away heat from deficiency, and blood belongs to yin. If there is less yin, deficiency heat will rise. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is called internal heat due to yin deficiency.

You see, many people can't sleep at night. When they can't sleep, they like to toss and turn. The trouble in their hearts is that they have heat, not real heat, but vacuous heat.

How to tell the difference? If it is really hot, drinking some cold water will be very comfortable. As early as in the book "Erya", there are records about Anemarrhena, saying that it "grows on the mountain, with root-like stems and leaves like leek. The stems can be used medicinally."

Not only can it be used as medicine, but it is also A good medicine tastes bitter. Anemarrhena is indeed bitter and cold, so it can nourish yin and clear away heat.

Licorice is a peacemaker and plays a mediating role.

Since jujube kernels are used in the heaviest amount, although Ligusticum chuanxiong, Poria cocos and Anemarrhena are used to eliminate various causes of insomnia, nourishing blood and calming the nerves play a major role, so it is called the method of nourishing blood and calming the mind. A small amount of Ligusticum chuanxiong can excite the central nervous system, while a large amount can inhibit the central nervous system to achieve the purpose of sleeping, so the dosage of Ligusticum chuanxiong should be heavy.

This is what Zhang Zhongjing said: "Suan Zao Ren Decoction is the main treatment for fatigue, fatigue, and inability to sleep."

1. When using this prescription to treat insomnia, you should add or subtract from four aspects. If yin and blood are insufficient, add Rehmannia glutinosa, Scrophulariaceae, and Ophiopogon japonicus; if blood stasis is the main problem, add red peony root and peach kernel; if dampness and turbidity is mainly due to blockage, add Pinellia ternata, Polygala, and Acorus; if the heat sign is obvious, add Rhizoma pinellia, Polygala, and Acorus. Gardenia, light tempeh, gypsum.

2. Keel and oyster can be added to treat palpitations.

3. To treat night sweats, mulberry leaves, peony bark, talc, and oysters can be added.

4. For the treatment of dizziness and severe phlegm-dampness, pinellia ternata and bamboo root can be added; for qi deficiency, ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis can be added.

In addition, the medicinal points have the same origin, and acupuncture points on the body can also be combined into prescriptions. Use Xinshu and Pishu, use massage or warm moxibustion, supplemented by medium-surge blood to clear away heat, and knead Hegu. To circulate and harmonize qi, rub the inner guan to guide the meridians and calm the nerves.

Finally, I would like to summarize it with a folk song. If you remember this folk song, you will have a general understanding of the fun of jujube kernel soup.

Suanzaoren decoction can treat insomnia, and Ligusticum chuanxiong and Poria cocos decoction can nourish blood, remove troubles and clear away heat, so that you can fall asleep peacefully and have sweet dreams.

For those who occasionally suffer from insomnia, please don’t be anxious, your body will adjust itself. People who often suffer from insomnia need to adjust their physical condition in many ways.

1. Try to be active and exercise as much as possible during the day, it is best to sweat a lot;

2. Reduce brain use, reduce thinking, and worry as little as possible;

3. Don’t eat dinner too late, and don’t eat too full for dinner;

4. Soak your feet before going to bed, listen to some soothing music, and meditate quietly;

People with insomnia Don’t rely too much on drugs. Friends who have been taking sleeping pills for a long time should stay away from sleeping pills as much as possible, slowly reduce the dosage, and slowly come out of the sleeping pill mode.

Precautions

Although there are no major contraindications in daily health care, according to clinical prescriptions, the patient's body is already out of balance and urgently needs to be solved. You should pay attention to the relevant contraindications and syndromes to correct the chaos. The identification of taboos should be treated based on syndrome differentiation.