Peppermint remedy for insomnia

Mentha piperita has the efficacy of dispersing the liver and moving qi, and can be used in combination with other medicines for the treatment of insomnia of the liver-depression and qi stagnation (poor qi and blood transportation of the liver, emotional depression) type. Clinical treatment of insomnia prescription and the patient’s condition, constitution and other factors related to the need for comprehensive analysis, there is no so-called “insomnia cure prescription” this statement. Mentha piperita is the dried above-ground part of the plant Mentha piperita, family Labiatae. It is pungent and cool in nature, and belongs to the lung and liver meridians. It has the efficacy of dispersing wind-heat, clearing the head and eyes, facilitating the pharynx, clearing rashes, and dispersing the liver and qi. It can be used clinically for the treatment of wind-heat colds, the first signs of wind-warmth, headache, redness of the eyes, paralysis of the throat (redness, swelling and pain in the pharynx, or dryness, a feeling of a foreign body, or itchy discomfort in the pharynx, difficulty in swallowing), mouth sores, rubella, measles, and other illnesses. Peppermint is cold in nature, so it should not be used by patients with cold spleen and stomach (weak and cold spleen and stomach). For insomnia caused by liver qi stagnation, peppermint can be combined with other Chinese medicines for treatment. For insomnia, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for treatment under the guidance of a professional physician.