1, the cause of insomnia
(1) indigestion and stomachache
There is a saying in Chinese medicine, "disharmony in the stomach leads to anxiety." It is clearly pointed out that poor gastrointestinal care leads to disharmony between stomach and qi, indigestion, abdominal distension and discomfort, and it is difficult to sleep well. Proper distribution of three meals is like an inverted pyramid, that is, breakfast is abundant, lunch is moderate, and dinner is light and light. But modern people often do the opposite, rushing to work on an empty stomach in the morning, busy socializing at night, or having a good meal to relieve stress. Until I go to bed, my stomach may still be working hard and can't rest. Of course, I can't sleep well at night.
The secret of helping sleep
Master the "77" principle of eating. Try to eat before 7: 00 pm (or at least 3 hours before going to bed), and eat 7 minutes full. The dishes should be light and avoid high-fat meat and cake snacks.
People who often have flatulence should eat less flatulent food at night, such as beans, onions, green peppers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro, corn, bananas, bread and citrus fruits.
(2) Loss of heart yin
Often staying up late and working overtime will consume the "Yin Qi" in the body bit by bit and become a "yin deficiency" constitution. Even when I go to bed exhausted, I can't sleep or feel that I can't have a good rest. After a long time, you will find that your memory is also declining. If you are such a night owl, you need to nourish your mind.
The secret of helping sleep
Longan can nourish blood and yin. Cook porridge with proper amount of red dates, lotus seeds and glutinous rice, and eat it in the morning.
Or use 6 longan pulp, lotus seed 10g, Euryale ferox seeds, add 500ml of water to make tea, and drink it once in the morning and evening, which can nourish the heart and soothe the nerves. However, people with cold or dry mouth and other symptoms of "getting angry" should not eat longan.
(3) Deficiency of both heart and spleen
Besides mental confusion, forgetfulness, mental fatigue, shallow sleep and easy to wake up, these people are also accompanied by problems of the spleen and stomach (digestive system), such as diarrhea and indigestion.
The secret of helping sleep
Shen Si decoction (lotus seed, yam, Euryale euryales seed and poria cocos) is the famous prescription for invigorating the spleen in traditional Chinese medicine. In addition, red dates and coix seed also have the effects of invigorating spleen and stomach.
2. Eight therapies for sleep.
First, Suanzaoren Decoction
Take Ziziphus Spinosae seed 3 yuan, mash it, decoct it in water, and take it every night before going to bed 1 hour. It can prevent and treat anxiety and insomnia caused by blood deficiency.
Second, Jingxin Decoction
Take 3 yuan of longan pulp and Salvia Miltiorrhiza root, decoct in water for 2 bowls and take half a bowl, and take it 30 minutes before going to bed. Can achieve the effect of sedation, especially for insomnia caused by insufficient heart blood.
Third, anshen decoction
Take raw lily, steam 5 yuan, add an egg yolk, add appropriate amount of water and stir well, add a little rock sugar, boil, add a little water and stir well, and drink before going to bed 1 hour. Lily has the functions of clearing away the heart and calming the nerves. If you drink it regularly, you can get immediate results.
Four, Baimai Anshen Drink
Materials: wheat 25g, lily 25g, lotus seed meat 15g, Polygonum multiflorum Thunb 15g. 2 jujubes and 6g licorice.
Exercise:
1. Wash wheat, lily, lotus seed, fleece-flower root, jujube and licorice respectively, soak them in cold water for half an hour, pour them into a clean pot, and add water to 750ml.
2. After the fire boils, simmer for 30 minutes. Filter the juice, keep it in a thermos, stew it twice, put it together and drink it at any time.
Efficacy: This beverage has the effects of benefiting qi and nourishing yin, clearing away heat and calming the nerves. Can be used for treating mental disorder, vexation, dryness, insomnia, dreaminess, palpitation, shortness of breath, hyperhidrosis, etc.
Five, onion and jujube soup
Ingredients: 20 red dates and 8 shallots.
Practice: soak red dates, wash them, add 250 ml of water, cook for 20 minutes on medium fire, add scallion, and continue to cook for 15 minutes. Warm clothes, 1 ~ 3 times a day, each time 150 ~ 200ml.
Efficacy: it can dispel wind and cold, strengthen spleen and nourish heart; It is suitable for the auxiliary functions of insomnia, dreaminess and chest tightness caused by neurasthenia.
Six, onion sleep drink
Ingredients: onion100g sliced 600ml shochu milk eggs apples.
Exercise:
1, soak in 600mL soju, and take it out after 1.
2. Squeeze onion wine 10ml, milk about 90ml, eggs 1 piece, and half an apple.
3. reconciliation.
Intimate tip: drinking 30 minutes before going to bed is helpful to sleep and soothe the nerves.
Seven, Ganmai jujube soup
Ingredients: licorice10g, 5 Chinese dates and wheat10g.
Exercise:
1. Soak these three medicines in cold water.
2. Decoct with slow fire, decoct twice, and combine decoctions.
Intimate tip: people with insufficient heart-qi, insufficient yin and blood, insomnia, night sweats, irritability and sadness can eat it. Twice a day, take warm clothes in the morning and evening, and have soup and dates.
Eight, millet oatmeal
Ingredients: millet oats
Exercise:
1, put the millet into the pot, add a certain amount of water and cook the porridge until it is fully cooked.
2. Add cereal and cook for about 5 minutes.
3. Finally, turn off the fire, cover the pot and stew for 5 minutes before eating.
Intimate tip: Xiaomi and cereal are both ingredients to help sleep. The content of tryptophan in millet is the highest in cereals. This chemical can promote brain cells to secrete a drowsy neurotransmitter and help them fall asleep. Chinese medicine also believes that millet has the effect of strengthening the spleen and sleeping in the stomach.
For busy people, dinner may be the only meal cooked by themselves. When you are stressed, you might as well cook a bowl of millet oatmeal to make your sleep quality higher at night.
3. What are the symptoms of insomnia?
1, difficulty falling asleep;
2, can't sleep, sleep time is reduced;
3, wake up early, can't sleep after waking up;
4. I often wake up from nightmares and feel that I am having nightmares all night;
5, energy did not recover after sleeping;
6, the onset time can be long or short, and it will be good in a few days, and it is difficult for the elderly to recover in a few days;
7, easy to be awakened, some are sensitive to sound, and some are sensitive to lighting;
8. Many people who suffer from insomnia like to entertain foolish ideas;
9. Long-term insomnia can lead to neurasthenia and depression, and the symptoms of neurasthenia patients will aggravate insomnia.