Dried hawthorn in water cannot cure insomnia. Moreover, the active ingredients of Chinese medicine soaked in water are limited and generally cannot reach the therapeutic effect.
The efficacy of hawthorn is to reduce fat and resolve turbidity, dissipate blood stasis and move qi, eliminate food and strengthen the stomach. It can be used to treat hyperlipidemia, cardiac pain and chest paralysis (chest pain), dysmenorrhea with blood stasis, menstrual occlusion, postpartum abdominal pain, stasis obstruction and stabbing pain, hernia pain, gastric and epigastric distension, stagnation of meat, abdominal pain and diarrhea and other discomforts. It does not have the efficacy of treating insomnia. Adverse reactions are not clear, and caution should be exercised by those with excessive gastric acid secretion.
Chinese medicine treatment of insomnia is often based on different etiology and pathogenesis using Anshen Dingzhi Pill, Gui Spleen Soup, Zhu Sha An Shen Pill, Wen Bile Soup, Long Bile Diarrhea Liver Soup, Huang Lian A Gum Soup and other formulas with additions and subtractions. The effect of identification and treatment is better.
After the occurrence of insomnia, it is recommended to go to a medical institution in time to consult a doctor to clarify the cause of the disease and standardize the treatment, and it is not recommended to use medication on your own to avoid delaying the condition.