Does lack of qi and blood cause insomnia and excessive dreams?

Insufficient Qi and Blood can lead to insomnia and excessive dreaming. Chinese medicine believes that the heart is the master of the mind, so if Qi and Blood are insufficient, the heart loses its moistening, and symptoms of insomnia and excessive dreaming may occur. Insufficient Qi and Blood is usually accompanied by physical fatigue, lazy speech, yellowing of the face, numbness of the limbs, and menstrual disorders.
In terms of treatment, methods to benefit qi and blood, nourish the heart and calm the mind should be used. Patients can choose Gui Shen Wan, Ba Zhen Wan, Tian Wang Tonic Heart Dan, etc. to help improve the symptoms of insomnia and excessive dreaming. Diet can be appropriate to drink jujube and wolfberry infused water, and hot water foot bath and moderate massage before bedtime can also help to relieve insomnia.