1, insomnia treated by traditional Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine believes that insomnia is mainly located in the heart, involving the liver, spleen (stomach) and kidney. Chinese medicine divides insomnia into five types according to pathological factors.
First, insomnia caused by liver depression and fire.
On rainy days, my work is not smooth, my boss is unreasonable, my friends are a little unhappy, and my chest and ribs are uncomfortable. This is called stagnation of liver qi in Chinese medicine, which is easy to turn into fire. At night, I feel irritable and can't sleep well. My body didn't get enough rest and I was listless at work the next day. My head is swollen badly, my mouth is bitter and my eyes are swollen. The vicious circle finally becomes a problem of laying eggs and laying chickens.
Insomnia due to liver depression and excessive fire is mostly caused by anger and boredom, which is characterized by less sleep, impatience and irritability, red eyes and bitter mouth, dry stool and red tongue with yellow fur. At this time, you may wish to have some scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and dried tangerine peel, which can regulate qi and dissipate heat. The most soothing weapon is, of course, acacia flowers!
Albizia Albizia has the effect of calming the heart and calming the nerves, and is mainly used for depression, chest tightness, insomnia, forgetfulness and neurasthenia. It can calm the five internal organs, reconcile the mind and delight the eyes. Yes, Albizia Albizia also has the effects of clearing away heat, removing spots, caring skin and relieving alcoholism.
If you are an insomniac with liver depression and fire, you can eat more celery, mung beans and other foods that help clear the liver and regulate qi, and avoid spicy and hot things, such as roasted seeds and nuts such as melon seeds and peanuts, longan and litchi, which are easy to get angry. Of course, you should also avoid spicy!
Recommended recipes:
Steamed pork liver with acacia flowers
Materials: Flos Albiziae10g, liver of pig100-150g.
Practice: Use Flos Albiziae (dried) 10g each time, add a little water, soak for 4-6 hours, slice pork liver 100 ~ 150g, put them in the same plate, add a little salt to taste, steam them in water, and eat pork liver.
Highlight: As the saying goes, pig liver is the best choice for nourishing liver, and Albizia Albizia flower is the most commonly used medicinal material for treating insomnia in traditional Chinese medicine. The combination of the two can clear the liver, improve eyesight, relieve depression and regulate qi, nourish the liver and soothe the nerves, and the effect is very good.
Second, insomnia caused by phlegm-heat disorder
Can't you sleep after eating too much before going to bed? Although you were happy for a while, you were miserable all night. Do you think this account is worth it? In addition, you always like to eat fat and sweet, and the chicken nuggets of KFC and McDonald's are greasy, so safety is also a problem. If you eat too much greasy food, you will get fat. In severe cases, the gastrointestinal tract will be hot, and phlegm heat will disturb it, so there will be belching and swallowing acid. In addition, don't treat hiccups as improper diseases. Stomach qi goes up against you, and your throat often makes a sound, mostly because you eat too fast and are full. Often overeating, beware of stomach trouble waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack.
Neijing: Disharmony of stomach leads to uneasiness, which is this type. Eat too much before going to bed, be careful that the food will not be digested in the stomach, the middle energizer will lose its transport, accumulate dampness and produce phlegm, and the phlegm will turn into heat, which is often accompanied by anorexia, that is, loss of appetite, abdominal distension and chest tightness. If you have this kind of trouble, clearing heat and resolving phlegm is the right way! People with stomach disharmony should eat things that can help digestion and guide stagnation, such as hawthorn, radish and water chestnut.
Recommended recipes:
Bamboo tube porridge:
Ingredients: 30g of light bamboo juice, millet 100g.
Practice: Cook rice into porridge first, add bamboo juice after cooking, stir well, and take it for breakfast.
Highlight: Bamboo juice is sweet, cold and slippery, which can clear heart, lung and stomach fire, remove phlegm and soothe the nerves; Millet is sweet and cool, which is a good food to treat insomnia caused by excessive internal heat. Combined with porridge, it is suitable for insomnia due to phlegm heat. The effect is effective. If you can't sleep at night after eating too much, try it.
Third, insomnia due to yin deficiency and excessive fire
Most people with yin deficiency are thin and burned in the fire, and they are not fat no matter how they eat. If you are of this type, don't be proud of it. Chinese fire is not a real fire that can be solved simply by drinking herbal tea to get rid of the fire, as advertised. On the contrary, it is virtual fire, yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity. The heart belongs to fire and the kidney belongs to water. If you often stay up late, in addition to insomnia and anxiety, you will also have insufficient kidney water and excessive heart fire.
When you have insomnia, you will feel upset, sweat at night and even dry mouth. At this time, if you look at your tongue in the mirror, you need to adjust your diet from nourishing yin and reducing fire. Eat more things that help to nourish yin and reduce fire, such as lily, eggs, oyster meat, lotus plumule, jujube kernel, etc. And avoid spicy food, such as pepper, ginger, pepper, etc.
Recommended diet:
Scrophularia lily porridge:
Materials: Radix Scrophulariae 15g, Lily 30g, Albizia Albizziae bark 15g, japonica rice 100g.
Practice: First, decoct the three herbs in water, take juice, add rice to cook porridge, and eat it for breakfast in the morning.
Recommended reason: Scrophularia is an essential medicinal material for nourishing yin and reducing fire; Lily nourishes yin and calms the nerves, and the two drugs solve the problem of insomnia from the source; Albizia Albizia bark is a good product for treating insomnia due to deficiency cold. This method has the effect of hemostasis. If it is insomnia due to yin deficiency, you might as well give it a try.
Fourth, insomnia due to deficiency of both heart and spleen
Do you know how to distinguish this type of insomnia? Let me tell you a little trick. It is characterized by difficulty in falling asleep and dreaminess, accompanied by cardiac symptoms such as palpitation, palpitation and fatigue, as well as symptoms of the spleen and stomach system such as abdominal distension, no appetite and yellow complexion after eating. Most of them are overwork, postpartum blood loss, or deficiency of qi and blood in the elderly, which leads to deficiency of qi and blood, unstable spleen and yang, injury to the spleen and stomach, deficiency of qi and blood biochemistry, and inability to nourish the heart. If you are guilty, you will be distracted and naturally lose sleep.
If you are this type of insomnia, you should take good care of yourself, let your troubles pass, and don't give yourself a hard time; Be sure to have a good confinement after childbirth, otherwise it is easy to leave the root of the disease; Pay attention to nourishing qi and blood, restoring spleen and stomach function, naturally nourishing the heart and keeping insomnia away from you! Eat more things that are beneficial to the heart and spleen, such as wheat, lotus seeds, jujube, astragalus, longan and so on. There is a prescription in Chinese medicine called Guipi Decoction, which is a universal prescription for treating deficiency of both heart and spleen.
Recommended recipes:
Licorice, wheat and jujube soup
Materials:
Licorice. : it can calm down, moisten the lungs and detoxify;
Wheat: nourishing the heart and kidney, clearing away heat and quenching thirst.
Jujube: invigorating spleen and stomach, benefiting qi and promoting fluid production, and harmonizing camp and health.
Practice: Use licorice10g, 30g of wheat, 5 red dates and two bowls of clear water each time, fry until one bowl, and remove the dregs to drink soup.
Recommended reason: Although they are all common ingredients in the family, the compatibility of monarch, minister and assistant can also play a role in relieving anxiety, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, strengthening the spleen and regulating the stomach. If the elderly at home usually don't get enough sleep and wake up easily in the morning, it can not only protect health, but also relieve insomnia.
Five, heart and gallbladder qi deficiency insomnia
Let's talk about the personality characteristics of qi deficiency of heart and gallbladder: extremely sensitive, popular and easily frightened, especially girls, easily frightened during the day, breaking bowls to watch horror movies, even barking stray dogs downstairs, and even afraid to turn off the lights when sleeping alone at night.
In this case, Chinese medicine believes that it is due to lack of courage, uncertainty and sensitivity to external reactions. I always feel that my heart is pounding and I have no energy. When I go to the toilet, my urine is clear, which is a bit inexplicable but not very serious. Because of sudden fright, or hearing loud noise, foreign objects, or encountering danger, it is manifested as nightmares, easy to wake up at night, timid palpitations, and easy to be surprised when something happens. Timid people and the elderly are prone to this type of insomnia, and the most common symptom is frequent nightmares. I always feel very flustered when I wake up. The specific symptoms are insomnia with palpitation, dreaminess and easy to wake up.
Recommended recipes:
Jujube porridge:
Ingredients: fried jujube kernel10g, keel10g, oyster10g, japonica rice10g.
Practice: First, stir-fry Ziziphus Spinosae, Os Draconis and Oysters, and filter to get juice for later use; Boil rice porridge with water, add medicinal juice when it is half cooked, and then cook until the porridge is thick instead of breakfast.
Recommended reason: Ziziphus jujuba seed nourishes the liver and gallbladder, nourishes the heart and spleen, and is a good medicine for treating heart and gallbladder qi deficiency, fright and insomnia; Oyster and keel are used for palpitation, timidity, panic, anxiety and insomnia, and the effect is outstanding. The combination of the three drugs will definitely make you bid farewell to your dreams and sleep till dawn.
Traditional Chinese medicine is a strong point in treating chronic diseases. Insomnia, we should gradually adjust, strengthen the foundation and cultivate the yuan, so that the body function will gradually return to normal. Pay attention to insomnia is not equal to insomnia! In addition to diet adjustment, we should pay more attention to mental adjustment, be happy and awake, and have a good rest for one night.
2. How to improve insomnia
1, don't stay up too late
People often go to bed early and fall asleep, but after 12, they stay up late, full of energy, and it is difficult to fall asleep. Now people are very tired during the day, so go to bed early after going home. The first fatigue signal can often make people fall into deep sleep and ensure the quality of sleep. Once they repeatedly suppress sleep signals, it is easy to cause insomnia. Therefore, it is recommended that people with insomnia fall asleep before 1 1.
2. Don't eat irritating food before going to bed.
For people with poor sleep quality, a small stimulus may lead to insomnia, so friends with insomnia must pay attention. No spicy food, strong tea, coffee, etc. Within 3~4 hours before going to bed, so as not to miss the sleep time because of excitement.
3. Don't drink before going to bed
Alcohol can anesthetize nerves and promote sleep, but it will stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, dry mouth easily and reduce the quality of sleep. People who drink and sleep often wake up at midnight. For friends with insomnia, waking up in the middle of the night means that they can't sleep anymore, which leads to insomnia.
4, supplement nutrition to ensure sleep
There are many nutrients related to sleep, such as calcium, magnesium and vitamin B. Therefore, if the long-term dietary intake is insufficient, it is easy to lose sleep due to lack of nutrition. It is suggested to eat more miscellaneous grains to supplement vitamins and take calcium tablets to ensure sleep quality.
5. Exercise improves sleep.
Exercise can regulate people's body and mind. Many people tend to fall asleep easily after climbing mountains and swimming for a long time, and their sleep quality is very high. According to statistics, manual workers rarely suffer from insomnia, while mental workers suffer from insomnia. This is mainly because physical activities can reduce mental stress, improve blood circulation, and their brains can be fully relaxed during sleep.
6. Arrange your life and improve your sleep
People's control of the brain is not what they want. Many times, their brains will do things out of control. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange your daily life in advance to reduce the pressure on your brain. For example, before going to bed, write down everything you want to do the next day on paper, put it in a bag, take out the clothes you want to wear tomorrow and hang them outside, and then turn off everything on your mobile phone and computer half an hour before going to bed to ensure the quality of sleep.
7. Create a perfect sleeping environment
The lighting in the bedroom is softer than that in the lobby. Close the curtains before going to bed, soak your feet in warm water, drink a glass of water, have a good bathroom, turn off the lights after everything is done, create a perfect environment for sleep, help sleep and improve insomnia.