Insomnia belongs to the category of “insomnia” in Chinese medicine, and appropriate food should be consumed according to the specific type of evidence. For deficiency of the heart and the spleen, foods that nourish the heart and calm the mind such as longan, lotus seed and jujube can be used; for Yin deficiency and fire, foods that nourish Yin and clear away heat such as mulberry, duck, lily of the valley and silver fungus can be used; and for Liver depression and fire (the Qi of the Liver is not clear, resulting in the production of fire-heat and evil qi), foods that clear away heat and clear away the Liver such as celery, chrysanthemums and yellow cauliflower can be used.
1. Deficiency of heart and spleen: In addition to the above food, you can eat lily longan porridge, lotus root soup, black bean sauce pig heart and other medicinal meals. These medicinal dishes have the effect of tonifying the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and tranquilizing the mind.
2. Yin deficiency and fire: In addition to the above food, you can eat mulberry soup, black beans, longan and jujube soup and other medicinal meals. The former has the function of nourishing kidney yin; the latter has the function of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidney, nourishing blood and tranquilizing the mind.
3. Liver depression and fire: In addition to the above food, can eat chrysanthemum seedling porridge, lily fried celery and other medicinal meals. These medicinal meals have the effect of clearing heat and calming the liver, tranquilizing the mind and tranquilizing the spirit.
However, it should be noted that dietary therapy can only be used as an adjunctive treatment, and the effect may be limited. If the situation is serious, please consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the evidence of treatment.