Why can't you sleep? From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it means that yang does not enter yin. There is a movement of qi on the surface of the human body, which is called defending qi in Chinese medicine, just like the guardian outside the human body. Defending qi is the fixation of yang, which constantly transports and walks on the surface of human body. During the day, Wei Qi walks in the male part of the human body, and at night, he walks in the female part. If Wei Qi can't get to the nether world at night, it will lead to insomnia.
Insomnia still has a great impact on health, especially long-term insomnia, which will lead to a significant decline in memory and a trance. With less rest time, our neurons will be malnourished, atrophy and even apoptosis, and even lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in severe cases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that exercise leads to yang, and yang leads to yin consumption. If yin qi is consumed for a long time, the body can't stand it naturally. The final outcome is not "the secret of Yin and Yang", but "the division of Yin and Yang".
There are many reasons for insomnia. For example, some people are stressed at work and can't sleep at night. Some people, if they have something to do the next day, such as exams, lectures, catching a plane, etc. I couldn't sleep the night before These are insomnia caused by something in my heart. The so-called "untie the bell" needs the person who tied it. This situation needs to be adjusted by itself, and there is no other way.
In addition to insomnia with "troubles", how should I recuperate? As we said before, insomnia is caused by yang failing to enter yin, so we can adjust insomnia by trying to lead yang into yin. This is the application of moxibustion therapy. The mild heat of moxibustion fire can be conducted through meridians to achieve the purposes of warming and nourishing qi and blood, strengthening the body resistance and eliminating evil, conditioning and preventing diseases, and maintaining health. Therefore, moxibustion has the function of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, and yin and yang enter the yin.
To recuperate insomnia with moxibustion therapy, we need to treat the following three points: An Ming, Shenmen and Yongquan. Sticking to moxibustion can restore normal sleep and have a healthy body. Here is a brief introduction to the position and efficacy of each acupoint.
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An Ming is located in the nape, and the midpoint of the connecting line between Fengchi point (located in the posterior neck and under the posterior skull, and the outer edges of the two tendons form a depression flush with the earlobe) and Leifeng point (located behind the earlobe, the depression between the mastoid process and the mandibular angle). Moxibustion at this point is effective for headache, dizziness, palpitation, irritability, hysteria, epilepsy, psychosis, deafness and hypertension. In addition to moxibustion, if this acupoint can be rubbed with the middle finger of both hands for 2 minutes when necessary, it can also play a role in calming and helping sleep.
2. Shenmen point
Shenmen point is located at the wrist, at the ulnar end of the carpal metacarpal striation, and at the radial depression of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon. (that is, at the transverse stripes of the wrist, the depression extending from the little finger to the end of the palm root). Shenmen point belongs to the heart meridian of hand-shaoyin. Moxibustion at this point is helpful for sleeping, regulating autonomic nerve, invigorating heart qi, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Shenmen point is mainly used to treat heart diseases, such as heartburn, palpitation, insomnia, forgetfulness, etc., and has the function of calming the heart and purging the heart fire. Like an Ming, you can rub each other with your left and right hands before going to bed at night, which is also good for sleep.
3. Yongquan point
Yongquan point is located in the first third of the connecting line between the second and third toe stitches and the heel. When you bend your toes hard, the depression in front of the sole of your foot is Yongquan point. Yongquan point belongs to kidney meridian of foot-shaoyin. Moxibustion at this point can relieve and treat neurasthenia, fatigue, gynecological diseases and insomnia. Yongquan point can make the water from the kidney meridian flow out of the body surface, play the role of inducing fire, reducing sperm and nourishing kidney essence, and has the effect of relieving and treating neurasthenia and energy loss.
Moxibustion does have the effect of treating insomnia, but there are several points to pay attention to. To treat insomnia, moxibustion should be applied before going to bed. Insomnia caused by deficiency syndrome can be treated by moxibustion. If you really don't have time, you can soak your feet to treat insomnia. There are a few people who suffer from insomnia because of their strong spirit and are not suitable for moxibustion.
During moxibustion, don't catch cold with the wind and keep a calm mood. It is not suitable for moxibustion after a full meal and wine, sweating, pore expansion after moxibustion, and bathing within half an hour to avoid catching a cold. Moxibustion has always been gradual, and it needs to be adhered to whether it is health care or disease prevention. If there is no moxibustion condition, you can press the corresponding acupoints every day, which also has a certain effect. Traditional Chinese medicine moxibustion is extensive and profound, which needs our China people to explore together!