Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Insomnia
Qi deficiency of heart and gallbladder
Symptoms: restlessness, timidity, dreaminess, chest tightness and shortness of breath, pale tongue, thin and white fur, thready pulse and weakness.
Treatment: nourish the heart and replenish qi, and be courageous and calm down.
Selection: Pingbu Zhenxin Dan.
Drugs: Semen Ziziphi Spinosae and Draconis Draconis each 12g, Semen Plantaginis, Poria, Radix Ophiopogonis, Poria, Radix Asparagi, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and Rhizoma Dioscoreae each 9g, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Radix Polygalae and Ginseng each 6g, Cortex Cinnamomi, Cinnabaris and Radix Glycyrrhizae each 3g.
deficiency of both heart and spleen
Symptoms: palpitation, forgetfulness, insomnia, dreaminess, shortness of breath, listlessness, anorexia, abdominal distension, loose stool, tender tongue, white fur and thready pulse.
Treatment: tonify the heart and spleen.
Recipe: Guipi Decoction.
Medicine: Ginseng, Radix Polygalae and Radix Aucklandiae each 6g, Radix Astragali, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Poria, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae and Arillus Longan each 9g, and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata 3g.
Internal disturbance of phlegm-fire
Symptoms: dream disturbance, dizziness, palpitation, impatience and irritability, excessive phlegm, chest tightness, red tongue, yellow and greasy fur, and slippery pulse.
Treatment; Clearing heat and resolving phlegm.
Prescription: Huanglian Wendan Intestine Modified.
Drugs: Coptidis Rhizoma 6g, Pinellia ternata, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Poria cocos, Bamboo shavings and Fructus Aurantii Immaturus 9g each, Glycyrrhiza uralensis and ginger 3g each, 5 jujubes, and mother of pearl 12g.
*** 5 parts help improve insomnia.
Knead earlobe
Hold the bilateral earlobes with your thumb and forefinger respectively, and gently knead them to make them feel sore and painful, and knead for about 2 minutes.
Cuoyongquan point
Take the supine position before going to bed every day, slightly bend the calf, press the soles of your feet against the bed surface, and do up-and-down rubbing action 30 times a day.
Touch Shenmen point
Shenmen point is located at the ulnar end of the wrist striated muscle and the radial depression of the ulnar flexor wrist tendon. Before going to bed every day, rub Shenmen point on the other hand with the threaded surface of the thumb tip, which is suitable for feeling sore and swelling, and repeat it for 30 times with both hands.
Press pericardial meridian
Follow the medial midline of bilateral upper arms, press from top to bottom, and then press the pain point, 1~2 times a day.
Insomnia diet therapy
1. Ganoderma lucidum15g, 3 grams of American ginseng, decocted in water instead of tea.
2. longan pulp10g, lotus seeds 50g, and jujubes 20g, which are boiled in water and eaten with a little sugar.
3. Arillus longan10g, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae10g, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis 5g, Fructus Jujubae10g, decocted in water instead of tea.
4. Deer antler tablets 1 g, 3 grams of sun-dried ginseng or American ginseng, 5 grams of Schisandra chinensis, decocted in water instead of tea.
5. Schisandra chinensis 10 g, Ganoderma lucidum 10 g, 5 g of American ginseng, 5 pieces of jujube, and decoction instead of tea.
6. Schisandra chinensis 10 g, longan pulp 10 g, Ziziphus jujuba seed 5 g, Albizia Albizia bark 5 g, decocted in water instead of tea.
7. 200 grams of longan pulp, walnut kernel100g, American ginseng slice10g, 200 grams of jujube pulp, and 50 grams of honey are boiled until they are thoroughly cooked, and then paste is made. Take 1-2 tablespoons every morning, noon and evening.
8. 30g of lily, 5g of longan pulp15g, 5g of sun-dried ginseng, and 0/0g of jujube/kloc-0. Take it in the morning and evening after decoction.
Brief introduction of insomnia
Insomnia is a symptom, not a disease. If you have insomnia, you need to see a doctor to find out the cause of insomnia. Many insomnia patients need to be treated with hypnotic drugs, and most of them can recover from insomnia. Physical diseases can cause insomnia. Physiological changes can also cause insomnia. If the environment changes, it is difficult for people to adapt. Psychological factors, such as anxiety, anxiety, depression and unhappiness, can also cause insomnia. In addition, many mental disorders can also cause insomnia, such as neurasthenia, depression and schizophrenia. Gastric lavage can cause insomnia.
Some foods and drinks can also cause insomnia, such as tea, coffee, cola and other substances containing nerves. Alcohol can make people sleep shallowly. And abstainers can also suffer from insomnia. Fear of insomnia can also cause insomnia. It's hard to sleep. I can't fall asleep for half an hour after going to bed. Easy to wake up. Wake up for more than half an hour at night. Sleep duration is shorter than normal. I wake up too early. Those who have one of the above manifestations and have drowsiness, confusion, even headache and dizziness after getting up for a long time, which affects their work and life, can be clinically diagnosed as insomnia.