Old folk prescription: grind Coptidis Rhizoma and Cinnamomi into powder and prepare some honey. Coptidis Rhizoma powder, cinnamon powder and honey are mixed into paste according to the weight ratio of 10: 1: 10, and bottled and sealed for later use. Wash the navel before going to bed every night, put 5g of plaster on the navel, fix it with adhesive tape, and take it off the next morning. Two weeks is a course of treatment, generally 1 ~ 2 courses are used together.
Coptis chinensis and Cinnamomum cassia are not effective in calming and sleeping alone, but they can coordinate the excitability and sedative nerve substances in the central nervous system of the brain and achieve remarkable sedative and sedative effects. In ancient times, Jiaotai pills were used as oral drugs. However, the oral taste of Jiaotai Pill is not good, and the treatment course of insomnia in the elderly is long. It is more acceptable for patients to apply navel here.