Compared with not eating, exercising and sleeping for three days, which is the most harmful to people? There is no doubt that it is lack of sleep for three days. Someone once asked me, what is the most tonic to eat? I said not to eat, but to sleep, enough and good sleep. Qi, blood, yin and yang consumed during the day will be synthesized and supplemented at night, so sleep is both qi, blood and yin.
When it comes to being troubled by sleep, there are probably several kinds. First, it is difficult to fall asleep; The second is shallow sleep; Third, wake up early; Fourth, MUBI.
Let's talk separately.
It's hard to sleep with a fire in your heart.
Chinese medicine believes that the main cause of insomnia is yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity. Clinically, many people who have difficulty falling asleep have particularly red tongues. Red tongue is mostly blood heat. Yin dominates quietness, while Yang takes the initiative. It is natural to be quiet when you sleep at night. The excitability of human cerebral cortex decreases, so does blood pressure, heart rate, metabolism and thermogenesis. That is to say, the yang in Chinese medicine began to fade, and the yin began to grow. If the brain is stimulated by emotional excitement or physical reasons, or spicy diet and strong fire, it will affect sleep, especially the difficulty of falling asleep. Traditional Chinese medicine often says that "the heart is full of fire", which will interfere with God, because the heart governs the blood and the mind.
A natural cardiologist must untie the bell and tie the bell. To treat this kind of insomnia, emotional and psychological self-regulation is particularly important, and we can't rely solely on drugs.
Of course, drugs that clear the heart fire can also play an auxiliary role. The most commonly used Chinese medicine for treating heart fire is coptis chinensis, lotus plumule and bamboo leaves. Severe heart fire leads to liver fire, leading to irritability. Radix Gentianae, Fructus Gardeniae and Cornu Saigae Tataricae can be added to clear liver.
There is also a Chinese patent medicine called Tianwang Buxin Pill, which can also treat this kind of insomnia. One disadvantage of this medicine is that it contains cinnabar, so it can't be taken for a long time.
Difficulty breathing and falling asleep
Is there something in my heart or my mood is not carefree, anxious, and I can't vent my anger. Especially in this city full of pressure and competition, many people are worried about their career situation and uncertainty in the future, or have too high expectations for their goals, or have emotional troubles in family, love and marriage.
A considerable number of people suffer from liver-qi disorder, which leads to insomnia. This kind of insomnia, first of all, is due to depressed fire and liver fire. Second, the stagnation of liver qi and blood, the stagnation of liver qi, the dysfunction of liver qi and blood, and the stagnation of blood will also affect the peace of god.
Quite a lot of insomnia or difficulty falling asleep is this principle, about half. Many Chinese medicine experts who treat insomnia in China like to start with dredging qi and blood and clearing liver.
Commonly used drugs are Bupleurum, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, Cortex Albizziae, Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis, Radix Curcumae, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, etc. , are drugs that dredge qi and blood. At the same time, it is better to cooperate with sedative drugs.
Deficiency of qi and blood, shallow sleep
Quite a few people have a shallow sleep and are easy to wake up. Such people sometimes get more and more tired, more and more tired, and can't sleep. Some people are accompanied by sallow complexion, pale tongue and weak pulse, some people are anemic, some people have low blood pressure, some people have bad stomachs, eat less and have bad stools. Traditional Chinese medicine often thinks that this type of shallow sleep or insomnia is due to deficiency of blood and heart, loss of qi and blood, weakness of spleen and stomach, lack of nutrients digested and absorbed, some people inherit deficiency of qi and blood, and some people are tired from work, both of them. This kind of insomnia or shallow sleep must work hard to replenish spleen and qi.
Guipi Pill is a commonly used Chinese patent medicine, and it is a commonly used prescription to treat this kind of people. The main drugs are ginseng, astragalus, polygala tenuifolia, jujube kernel, longan pulp, jujube and so on. There is also a fried day lily with pig heart suitable for this type of insomnia.
MUBI, who is timid due to phlegm stagnation.
Sleep is not only a matter of time, but also a matter of sleep quality. The so-called sleep quality refers to the time of deep sleep. Some people sleep for 5-6 hours and feel refreshed during the day. Some people will feel dizzy and sleepy after sleeping for 8-9 hours. Among them, the dream situation in sleep is also one of the indicators to reflect the quality of sleep. If you have nightmares all night, you often don't have much time for deep sleep. Of course, MUBI has a heart fire, and kidney yin deficiency can also be disturbed by phlegm. Among them, phlegm turbidity or phlegm fire are the majority.
People with phlegm and turbid constitution are more likely to be overweight, timid and carsick, and are prone to symptoms such as hyperlipidemia, dizziness, thick and greasy tongue coating or fat tongue coating. They often like to eat fat, sweet, thick and drink. The commonly used Chinese medicine prescription is Wendan decoction, and Huanglian Wendan decoction is used for phlegm fire. Commonly used Chinese medicines, such as Pinellia ternata, Poria cocos, Bombyx Batryticatus, Acorus gramineus, Cortex et Radix Polygalae, Cortex Albizziae, and Danxing, have the functions of resolving phlegm and calming the nerves. In addition, a radish (radish) with phlegm and turbid qi also has a good effect of relaxing bowels, resolving phlegm and calming the nerves.
Kidney yin deficiency, premature senility and insomnia
As they get older, some people start to wake up early. They woke up at 7 o'clock in the morning, slowly passed 6 o'clock, then passed 5 o'clock, and even passed 4 o'clock, and they couldn't sleep anymore.
Some inspirational articles talk about the success of a boss, but he started working at five or six in the morning, but he didn't know that quite a few people were helpless to wake up early. Wake up early is one of the indicators of aging. Some old people often get up before dawn.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the main reason for early awakening is kidney yin deficiency. The essence in the kidney is the yin of the other four viscera in the five internal organs, which needs kidney yin to nourish and is the source. If you are old or have too much sexual intercourse, or for other reasons, you will hurt the kidney yin, then the loss of the kidney yin will not nourish the heart yin, and the deficiency of the heart yin will lead to imbalance of yin and yang and excitement. Some menopausal syndrome patients often wake up early.
Rehmannia glutinosa is the most important drug for tonifying kidney and yin, and Liuwei Dihuang Pill or Baizhi Dihuang Pill is the main Chinese patent medicine. In particular, Baizhi Dihuang Pill has a good effect on early awakening caused by kidney yin deficiency.
Food retention and insomnia
There is a saying in Chinese medicine that stomach disharmony is uneasy. This means that if you feel uncomfortable and stagnant in your stomach, it will affect your sleep. Many people who like to socialize eat too much at night, which easily leads to restless sleep. You see, at night, your brain obviously begins to rest, and your stomach is still noisy there. Of course, this information will be transmitted to the brain, making the brain restless. This is the restlessness caused by stomach disharmony.
In fact, if any organ of the body is discordant and morbid, it may affect sleep. Toothache, itchy skin, cough and frequent urination will all affect actual sleep. To treat insomnia caused by indigestion, the commonly used prescription is Baohe Pill or Yueju Baohe Pill. The radish seeds mentioned above also have certain effects of promoting digestion and helping sleep.
Deficiency of heart yang and insomnia
You may have had this experience. If you do strenuous physical labor during the day, such as traveling long distances or climbing mountains, or playing ball games, you may fall asleep with your head on the pillow at night. It shows that excitement and inhibition complement each other. It is the excitement of the brain during the day, which can naturally be transformed into inhibition at night. Some people are listless because of the lack of heart yang, groggy during the day, and in a state of half excitement and half confusion. It is naturally difficult to turn to inhibition at night and it is difficult to fall asleep. This kind of person's condition has both lifestyle problems and physical problems.
Such people often have fair skin, fear of cold, dull tongue, weak pulse and slow blood circulation. Such people need to warm the heart and yang to wake up from insomnia. Generally speaking, sleeping clothes are mainly used to clear the heart and soothe the nerves. Such people should take medicine during the day. Drugs such as ginseng, Schisandra chinensis, cassia twig, fried jujube kernel, Acorus gramineus, polygala tenuifolia, etc. In severe cases, a small amount of Herba Ephedrae and Herba Epimedii can be added.