On winter evenings, most of my friends want to go to bed early in the warm bed. But some friends often feel worried when it comes to sleeping, not because they don't want to sleep, but because they can't sleep, or they just fall asleep, and the dream comes right after, and some of them are three or four hours after falling asleep, and they are often awakened by some small movements, and then it is difficult to fall asleep.
These conditions are called "insomnia symptoms" in Chinese medicine, and they are mostly related to liver disease. Below, Dr. Kwok will briefly explain 3 common conditions and share 3 Chinese patent medicines to help you sleep peacefully until dawn.
The first is liver depression and spleen deficiency, which can cause insomnia.
If you usually have chest tightness and irritability, such as lying in bed at 10 o'clock at night, but rolling back and forth, you can't barely fall asleep until about the second half of the night. At the same time, it is accompanied by poor appetite, indigestion, often bloating, loose stools, or irregular stools. This kind of condition is called "stomach disharmony and restlessness" in traditional Chinese medicine, which is mostly caused by the reversal of the spleen and stomach when the liver qi is stagnant. At this time, we can try to refer to a soothing liver and anti-depression capsule to soothe the liver and relieve depression, strengthen the spleen and calm the nerves.
The second type, insufficient liver blood, will cause many dreams.
If you usually worry too much during the day, you often dream a lot when you sleep at night, and most of them are related to terror and fighting. At the same time, it is accompanied by dizziness, paleness, sleepiness all day, heaviness of the limbs, and sometimes numbness and cramps. Most of these conditions belong to the liver and blood deficiency mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine, and the soul cannot be hidden, so there is no sleep. Then we can refer to a jujube kernel soothing granules to nourish the liver and blood, and calm the nerves.
The third type, the heart and liver are hot, which will cause early awakening.
If you sleep an average of three or four hours a day, and others are still asleep, you have already woken up early. It is also accompanied by itchy eyes, a lot of eye feces, and symptoms such as yellowish complexion, short temper, and dry stool. In this case, it may be caused by your liver being hot and disturbing your mind. Then you can try to refer to a laxative liver tranquilizer pill.
Regarding the "insomnia", everyone's situation is different, and it is recommended that everyone should take symptomatic medication and timely treatment under the guidance of professionals.