There are three common types of insomnia, see which type of insomnia you belong to. After distinguishing the type, Chinese medicine will give you 3 doses of insomnia prescription, one to replenish yin and sleep quickly, one to soothe the liver and sleep well, and one to replenish blood and sleep peacefully.
Yin deficiency and insomnia
Yin deficiency and insomnia are mainly caused by yin deficiency causing internal deficiency and fire, and yang not entering yin and disturbing the mind.
Performance:
Tossing and turning and not being able to sleep, upset, palpitation, dizziness, night sweats, hot hands and feet, red tongue, and little tongue coating.
Conditioning:
Nourishing yin, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, the main direction of conditioning is to replenish yin in order to sleep easily and quickly.
Fangzi:
10g of sour jujube kernels, 5g of mulberries, 5g of lilies, 5g of jade bamboo.
Sour jujube kernels dominate the function of calming the nerves, and adding lily can strengthen the effect of calming the nerves, while adding mulberry and jade bamboo to nourish yin and nourish the body.
Usually, this recipe can be used as a tea recipe to regulate the symptoms of yin deficiency and insomnia.
Blood deficiency and insomnia
Blood deficiency and insomnia are caused by the lack of qi and blood in the body, the brain is not nourished, and the yin and yang are out of balance.
Performance:
I dream a lot, and I wake up very tired, memory loss, pale face, white lips, lack of energy, and tiredness easily.
Conditioning:
Replenish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and stomach, calm the heart and calm the nerves, and the main direction of conditioning is to replenish blood and sleep peacefully.
Fangzi:
8 longan, 10 red dates, 20 lotus seeds, 5 wolfberries.
Wash the longan meat, red dates, lotus seeds, and wolfberries with water, put them in a pot together, pour in 1 liter of water, turn to low heat after boiling, and continue to simmer for 20 minutes.
Longan red dates replenish qi and blood, nourish the heart and spleen, lotus seeds and wolfberries nourish the qi, nourish the liver and nourish the heart, this small recipe can be used as a substitute for tea, and has the effect of regulating blood deficiency and insomnia.
Insomnia
Liver fire refers to the hyperfunction of the liver and the appearance of heat, which can disturb the leader and disturb the mind, resulting in insomnia.
Performance:
Difficulty falling asleep, waking up easily, waking up from 1 to 3 a.m., dry eyes, a lot of eye droppings, dry mouth and bitter mouth, irritable mood, red urine and dry stools.
Conditioning:
The main direction of conditioning is to soothe the liver and sleep well.
Fangzi:
Licorice 5g, Poria cocos 5g, mulberry 5g, lily 5g.
Boil the same amount of licorice, poria cocos, mulberry and lily together to drink, which has the effect of clearing the liver and purging fire, nourishing the liver and calming the nerves, and can play a role in regulating the liver fire and insomnia.
Tips: The above prescriptions should vary from person to person, and Chinese medicine pays attention to syndrome differentiation and treatment, so all prescriptions in this article are recommended to be used after consulting a doctor before using them as appropriate, and should not be used indiscriminately.
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