Methods to improve sleep include herbal prescription treatment, acupuncture treatment, massage, etc. Commonly used acupoints include Shenmen, Sanyinjiao and Zhaohai.
1. Traditional Chinese medicine prescription treatment: first of all, it is necessary to identify and classify the type of the disease, which is currently categorized into liver fire disturbing the heart, phlegm-heat disturbing the heart, heart-spleen deficiency (weakness of the heart and the spleen), and heart-kidney dysfunction (heart-fire exuberance, kidney-yin deficiency, and dysfunction of the physiological functions of the heart and the kidney), and so on.
(1) Liver-heat disturbing the heart: it may be accompanied by symptoms such as chest tightness and distension, sighing, headache, constipation, etc. It can be treated by taking Dang Gui Long Hui Wan with additions and subtractions. It is prohibited for those who are allergic to this product and pregnant women.
(2) Phlegm-heat disturbing the heart: it may be accompanied by palpitation, alarm and restlessness, constipation and constipation, etc. It can be treated with Huanglian Wengdian Tang with additions and subtractions. The adverse effects and contraindications of this formula are not clear.
(3) Deficiency of heart and spleen: accompanied by symptoms such as night dreams, waking up easily after sleep, distention and fullness of stomach and epigastric region, reduced diet and loss of appetite. It is often treated with the addition and subtraction of Gui Spleen Tang. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this formula are not clear.
(4) Lack of communication between the heart and kidney: manifesting as difficulty in falling asleep, severe insomnia, insomnia throughout the night, etc. It is often treated by adding or subtracting Liou Wei Di Huang Wan and Jiaotai Wan. It is forbidden for those who are allergic to the two drugs. Cold and fever patients should not take six flavors of dihuang pill.
2. Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment: Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment is often carried out by taking acupuncture points such as Baihui, Shenmen, Sanyinjiao, Zhaohai, Shenwei, Anmian and so on.
3. Massage: Every night before going to bed at bilateral Shenmen points, with the thumb point, kneading and so on. Before going to bed, sit on the bed and slap the left foot Yongquan point with the palm of the right hand.
Drugs need to be used under the guidance of a Chinese doctor to identify the evidence, acupuncture, massage should be operated under the guidance of a physician.