Composition: Semen Ziziphi Spinosae 2L, Glycyrrhrizae Radix 1, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae 22, Poria 22, and Rhizoma Chuanxiong 22 (modern common doses are 18g, 6g, 12g, 6g, 6g respectively).
Efficacy of Ziziphus jujuba seed soup: insomnia caused by deficiency, mainly Ziziphus jujuba seed soup.
Chinese medicine believes that there are many reasons for insomnia, such as disharmony between heart and kidney, deficiency of liver and blood, deficiency of heart and spleen, phlegm turbidity, disharmony between stomach and qi, etc. Not all insomnia can be treated with Suanzaoren Decoction, and only dialectical treatment can achieve good results. "synopsis of the golden chamber" records: "I can't sleep when I am tired, and I mainly use Ziziphus jujuba seed soup." In other words, this prescription is used to treat insomnia. Traditional Chinese medicine theory holds that "the heart hides the spirit" and "the liver hides the soul", and insomnia is most closely related to the heart and liver. "Liver governs storing blood", and blood deficiency generates internal heat and internal disturbance. Besides, blood deficiency can't nourish the heart, so you are restless, so you can't sleep.
Therefore, the insomnia referred to in Suanzaoren Decoction is caused by deficiency of liver and blood, deficiency-heat disorder and blood failing to nourish the heart. Insomnia patients are often accompanied by palpitations, night sweats, dizziness, dry throat and mouth, and thready pulse. This prescription is commonly used in modern times to treat neurasthenia, premature beats, menopausal syndrome, anxiety and other diseases.
The formula of Ziziphus jujuba seed soup is very simple. We are all familiar with the names of traditional Chinese medicines contained in the formula, which consists of only five components. This is the simplest formula we have ever seen. Since the formula of Suanzaoren Decoction is so simple and its efficacy is so remarkable, we can make some in our spare time.