A patient with long-term insomnia said: "Insomnia should not always rely on sleeping pills to fall asleep, not only the effect of the drug will get worse and worse over time, the point is that it is difficult to quit, it will produce dependence, and it is easy to be depressed and anxious, and become intractable insomnia." ”
But it's really painful to not be able to sleep, how can you have insomnia without taking sleeping pills?What TCM is best at is to safely and effectively** insomnia, and to treat both the symptoms and the root causes.
Traditional Chinese medicine says that there are many causes of insomnia, most of which are due to:The liver is vigorous, the heart and spleen are deficient, the heart and kidneys are not connected, and the phlegm and heat are disturbedetc. Today, I would like to introduce a recipe, from "Jin Kui Yaolu", which can be added or subtracted on the basis of this recipe to deal with the types of insomnia mentioned above.
It isSour jujube kernel soup, bySour jujube kernel, boiled licorice, Zhimu, Poria cocos, ChuanxiongCompose.
Sour jujube kernelsSweet, acidic, into the heart, liver meridian, nourishing blood and liver, calming the heart and calming the nerves;Poria cocosCalm your mind;Knowing the motherMoisturize yin and dryness, clear away heat and annoyance;
ChuanxiongXin San, regulate liver blood and soothe liver qi, and sour jujube kernel compatibility, Xin San and acid collection are used together, a blood tonic and a line of blood, with the effect of nourishing blood and regulating the liver;LicoriceReconcile the urgency and the medicines.
This recipe is mainly **Liver blood insufficiency, insomnia with hypothermia and internal disturbanceCommon symptoms:Insomnia, upset, palpitations, dizziness, dry throat and mouth, red tongue, thin pulse, etc.
If it is to treat other insomnia, we can do some additions and subtractions on the basis of this recipe.
The liver is hot
Symptoms:Insomnia, dreams, irritability, dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth, bitter mouth, constipation, etc.
Medications:Gentian laxative liver soup + sour jujube kernel soup.
Efficacy:Clear the heat and relieve the fire, calm the mind and calm the nerves.
Deficiency of heart and spleen
Symptoms:Tiredness, palpitations, forgetfulness, dizziness, diarrhea, paleness, weakness of limbs, etc.
Medications:Gui spleen soup + sour jujube kernel soup.
Efficacy:Nourish the heart and spleen, nourish the blood and calm the nerves.
The heart and kidneys do not communicate
Symptoms:Insomnia, dreams, heart palpitations, dizziness, tinnitus, waist and knee soreness, five heart irritability, sperm and night sweats, etc.
Medications:Jiaotai pill + sour jujube kernel soup.
Efficacy:Clear heat and reduce fire, traffic heart and kidneys.
Phlegm heat internal disturbance
Symptoms:Upset, phlegm, nausea, belching, chest tightness, dizziness, insomnia, etc.
Medications:Coptis warm gallbladder soup + sour jujube kernel soup.
Efficacy:Clear away heat and phlegm, and calm the nerves.
Hello everyone!I am Professor Zhang Jun of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and my clinical experience in the past 30 years has made me realize that insomnia is not terrible, it can be regulated. If you also have insomnia and other problems, you can tell me about your situation and work with me, most people can have a good night's sleep.