There is a passage in the "Huangdi Neijing" that succinctly explains the Chinese medicine understanding of insomnia: "Yang cannot enter yin, and yin is deficient, so the eyes cannot be closed."
How to understand it? The sun alone does not grow, and the yin alone does not grow. Yin and Yang can communicate well and the body can function well.
Once there is a problem with the coordinated movement of yin and yang in the human body, the yin and yang cannot communicate and the yang does not enter the yin, it will lead to insomnia. Therefore, Chinese medicine believes that the root cause of insomnia is that Yang does not enter Yin.
There are two main reasons why Yang cannot enter Yin:
1. Qi stagnation turns into fire, disturbing the mind, and Yang cannot enter Yin
Some suffer from insomnia The patient has liver qi stagnation in the body and strong liver fire. The yang qi is expelled from the body by the fire in the body, so the yang does not enter the yin and is easy to wake up between 1 and 3 in the morning.
In addition to insomnia, patients with this type of insomnia often experience irritability, extreme emotions, dry eyes, red and yellow urine, and are prone to gray hair on their temples.
2. Severe cold and dampness, insufficient Yang Qi
There is another kind of Yang that is not as good as Yin, because the cold and dampness in the body is too heavy. Although Yang Qi also enters the body, it is not as good as Yin. If the cold and dampness in the body cannot be promoted, the problem of yang not entering yin will still occur.
In addition to waking up easily at night, these patients often feel tired, exhausted, and even tired from dreaming. Some patients even feel as if they have not slept at all, and are still tired when they wake up in the morning.
Long-term yang failure to enter yin will lead to a decline in body functions, such as memory loss, hair loss, gray hair, severe dark circles, obesity, neurasthenia, decreased immunity, aging, etc. Discomfort.
In addition, studies have also found that long-term insomnia can cause abnormal contraction of blood vessels, increase blood pressure and blood sugar, and increase the risk of various chronic cardiovascular diseases.
In order to cure insomnia, many people choose to take medicine to help them sleep. However, medicines are not only easy to become dependent on, but also easy to damage our liver. In fact, if you want to get rid of insomnia, you really don’t need to resort to drugs.
Now that the causes of insomnia have been clarified, the solution to insomnia is naturally obvious, which is to induce yang into yin.
The medical sage Zhang Zhongjing wrote in "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber": "Suan Zaoren Decoction is the best remedy for fatigue and insomnia." In addition, it is also recorded in the traditional Chinese medicine classic "Shen Nong's Materia Medica": "Spiny jujube kernels can soothe the five internal organs, lighten the body and prolong life."
So, don't underestimate this little wild fruit. It can nourish the heart and calm the nerves, nourish the liver and reduce sweat. It is often used to treat upset, insomnia and dreaminess. Easy to wake up, neurasthenia.
Moreover, jujube kernels also have a certain nourishing effect, which can nourish heart yin and heart blood. It is very suitable for patients with severe cold and dampness and insufficient yang energy. The main ingredient of the commonly used drug Jingshen Pills is Ziziphus Seed.
Nowadays, we make jujube kernels into tea bags, and then supplement them with six nutritious ingredients, including poria, lily, lotus seeds, gardenia, jujube and mulberries, with a reasonable proportion. Lord and minister, drink 1 cup 2 hours before going to bed to reconcile yin and yang, so that you can stay in bed and sleep until dawn.