Red dates and cinnamon in water have the effect of tonifying qi and blood and helping to nourish the heart and spirit, which has a certain degree of relief for insomnia caused by damage to the heart and spleen and insufficient qi and blood, but the efficacy of medicines in water is limited.
Jujubes have the effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the mind. It can strengthen the spleen and replenish the deficiency, and can also nourish the heart and spirit, treating dirty agitation (upset and depression, sadness and wanting to cry for no reason), insomnia and so on. Cinnamon has the effect of tonifying the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and tranquilizing the mind. It can treat heart and spleen damage caused by too much thinking, panic, insomnia and forgetfulness.
There are many types of insomnia, common liver fire, phlegm heat, qi and blood deficiency, yin deficiency, etc., jujube and cinnamon in water is suitable for improving the heart and spleen damage caused by mild poor sleep, for other types of insomnia caused by insomnia or long-term severe insomnia patients are not suitable.
It should be noted that jujube and cinnamon are warm in nature, and it is not suitable to use these two medicines alone for damp-heat or yin deficiency body, and it is recommended to add or subtract the treatment under the guidance of a professional physician.