Insomnia is the persistence of and/or maintenance of sleep disorders for a considerable period of time, resulting in a quality and/or quantity of sleep that does not meet the physiological needs of the individual, thus affecting his or her daytime activities. In addition to going to a regular hospital, insomnia patients can also adapt to some easy-to-use methods of Chinese medicine health care to achieve still sleep quality.
The following is a brief introduction to some of the commonly used methods.
I. Moxibustion method
Can be used to moxibustion heart point treatment with ginger. Method: The patient takes a prone position, exposing the back, and first take the heart yu points bilaterally. Take fresh ginger, cut it into the size of a nickel, thickness 0.3cm, stab holes in it with a thick needle, and make moxa cones, about the size of a date. The moxa cones were made into moxa cones, about the size of date kernels. The ginger was applied to the bilateral Heart Yu points, and each point was burned for 3 strokes. If the clinical symptoms are reduced after moxibustion, the moxibustion area is not blistered can be moxibustion again on another day. 6 days is a course of treatment, 3 days between each course of treatment.
Two, walking jar
The method is to take the back of the Governor’s Vessel from the large vertebrae to the lumbar Yu, the first side of the bladder meridian from the large lyric to the white ring Yu, the second side of the line with the points to the rank side, Hua Tuo pinch point chest 1 to waist 5. back evenly coated with glycerin as a lubricant, with a medium-sized fire can, flash fire method cupping, and then up and down and back and forth to push the jar, until the skin flushed or red purple degree. Each operation 10-15 minutes, once every other day, 5 times for a course of treatment.
Third, massage.
1, the patient is lying down, the practitioner stands on one side, in the patient’s back, waist along the Governor’s and bladder meridians with palm pushing method from top to bottom straight push 10 times.
2, with one or both hands repeatedly rub the abdomen for 3 to 5 minutes; then in the patient’s head, that is, push the Hall of Yin to the Sun 5 to 10 times, point kneading Hall of Yin to Baihui 5 to 10 times, point kneading Fengchi, Fengfu 1 minute each.
IV. Chiropractic.
1. The patient lies prone and exposes the back of the spine. The doctor applies the technique from top to bottom of the spinal dorsum 3~5 times with the rolling method, then overlap the palms of both hands and press the bladder meridian on each side 3~5 times from top to bottom with the root of the palm, followed by pointing and pressing the points such as Yu Yu, Heart Yu, Liver Yu, Spleen Yu, Kidney Yu, Qi Hai Yu and Guan Yuan Yu 3~5 times in turn.
2.Use the outer edge of the thumbs of both hands against the skin of the sacrococcygeal region, press the index finger and middle finger in front, pinch the skin with force at the same time, alternately pinch along the Governor’s meridian with both hands to the large vertebrae, twist 3 times in the middle and re-lift the skin a little, do this method 3~5 times.
3, with both hands thumb and the other four fingers opposite, hold both sides of the bladder meridian, lift and quickly put down, from top to bottom repeatedly do 3 ~ 5 times.
4.Take both sides of the shoulder well point with both hands several times, and then tap the shoulder, back, waist and hip with an empty fist or side palm from top to bottom rhythmically several times, one time lighter than the other. Once a day, ten days for a course of treatment.
Five, foot bath
9 grams each of farmer’s dream, safflower, dates, magnet, keel, peach kernel 15 grams each, water decoction twice, when the temperature is appropriate to dip both feet in the liquid, so that the liquid dip over the foot surface, once a night before bed, each soak 30 minutes, half a month for a course of treatment.
Six, Gua Sha
The first step is to follow the Governor’s vein, foot sun bladder meridian, foot Shaoyang bile meridian, focusing on scraping Baihui, Fengchi, Fengfu, then scraping the neck side to the shoulder well area, focusing on scraping the shoulder well point, and finally along the spine side open 3 inches: from Fengchi, dumb door to waist Yangguan, large intestine Yu scraping. 7 days treatment once, 4 times for a course of treatment.
Seven, food therapy.
1, dragon date soup: 10-30 grams of longan meat, 10 jujube, water decoction package, taken before bedtime, for those with palpitations, forgetfulness, white face, dizziness and weakness, shortness of breath and easy to sweat, less food and chest tightness.
2.Lianhe soup: 30 grams of lotus seed meat, 30 grams of lily, boil for 30 minutes, add white vinegar, take two hours before bedtime, suitable for those with heart trouble, dreamy, dry mouth, cheeks baking heat.
3, lettuce juice: lettuce 250 grams, peeled and chopped juice, stewed warm, one tablespoon each time, 0.5 hours before bedtime, suitable for those with chest congestion, abdominal fullness, mouth bitter phlegm, dizziness.
4, millet porridge: millet 30 grams, corn 30 grams, add water to boil porridge, boil and add lily 15 grams until cooked, 0.5 hours before bedtime to take, suitable for less color, dizziness and fatigue, less breath and lazy speech, less loose stools.
Eight, time therapy
Drink 1~2 cups of strong green tea before 10:00 am, and take the soup three times after lunch, around 18:00 and 1 hour before bedtime. Take 1 dose daily for 10 days. The composition of the soup: 15 grams each of He Shou Wu, Zao Ren and Pai Zi Ren, 30 grams each of Sheng Di Huang, Nightshade, Magnetic Stone (first down), Mother of Pearl (first down), Stone Cassia (first down), Dragon Bone (first down) and Oyster (first down), and 5 grams of Huang Lian.