Sleep can usually be improved by acupuncture, and Chinese medicines to improve sleep include blood nourishing and tranquilizing granules.
Poor sleep corresponds to insomnia in Chinese medicine. Insomnia is a disease characterized by frequent inability to get normal sleep, or difficulty in falling asleep, or not sleeping deeply, or not sleeping long enough, or in severe cases, even staying awake all night, also known as insomnia, and not being able to lie down. The disease of insomnia is located in the heart, and is closely related to the liver, spleen, kidney, gallbladder, stomach and other internal organs, and the basic disease mechanism is the loss of nourishment of the heart and spirit, and the restlessness of the heart and spirit.
Acupuncture and moxibustion are effective in treating insomnia, harmonizing yin and yang, tranquilizing the mind and facilitating sleep, with the main acupuncture points including Baihui, Shenmen, Sanyinjiao, Zhaohai, Shenwei, Anmian, etc., and the matching acupuncture points are chosen according to different types of evidence after diagnosis.
The efficacy of Nourishing Blood and Tranquilizing Spirit Granules is to nourish yin and blood (nourish the blood in the body), tranquilize the heart and tranquilize the spirit, and is commonly used in the treatment of insomnia and forgetfulness, dizziness, and palpitations (accelerated heartbeat often accompanied by panic) caused by yin deficiency and blood deficiency. The drug is prohibited for cold and flu patients, avoid eating greasy and spicy food during the period of taking the drug, adverse reactions are not clear.
It is recommended that patients with poor sleep should consult a professional Chinese medicine hospital in time to regulate, do not self-acupuncture or blindly use drugs to avoid adverse reactions.