Characteristics of insomnia with kidney deficiency

Kidney deficiency type insomnia, generally refers to Chinese medicine insomnia heart-kidney disharmony (heart fire, kidney yin deficiency, heart and kidney physiological dysfunction) evidence, characterized by disturbed insomnia (disturbing heat in the heart, insomnia symptoms), difficulty in falling asleep, palpitations and dreaming, accompanied by dizziness, tinnitus, lumbar and knee soreness and weakness, and so on. In addition, the clinical manifestations of Insomnia and Kidney Disorders include hot flashes and night sweats, five heartburns and heat, dry throat and little fluid, spermatorrhea in men, and menstrual irregularities in women. This disease is caused by the lack of source of kidney water, which can’t go up to nourish the heart yin, and the insufficiency of heart yin, which can’t restrain the fire of the heart, resulting in the blazing fire of the heart, which can’t go down to the kidneys. The treatment is based on the method of communicating with the heart and kidneys (the fire of the heart goes down, and the water of the kidneys goes up, which can restrain each other), nourishing the yin and lowering the fire, and the formula is represented by the Six-flavored Digoxigenin Pill and Jiaotai Pill. Six-flavored Dihuang Pill is composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Dampy, Ze Xie Diarrhea, Poria; Jiaotai Pill is composed of Rhizoma Coptidis, and Cinnamon. The former nourishes yin and tonifies the kidney; the latter clears the heart and reduces fire, leading fire back to the original source. After the discomfort should be timely consult a doctor, under the guidance of the physician’s diagnosis and selection of medication, not self-medication, in order to avoid delays in the condition.