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Now everyone is under a lot of pressure in life and work. If you are in a state of stress for a long time, your body will be gradually affected, and various problems will appear, showing physical discomfort or some functional disorders. Some people have sleep problems. They cannot fall asleep for a long time even though they are lying in bed, or they wake up easily during sleep. Such "junk sleep" is very harmful to health. Insomnia and poor sleep are very distressing, but not being able to rest when you should be resting is really tormenting. So today, we will tell you again how to improve the quality of sleep.
First, let's take a look at insomnia.
Insomnia, which is called "insomnia" in traditional Chinese medicine, refers to the inability to obtain normal sleep, difficulty in falling asleep, easy to wake up in the middle of sleep and early awakening, decreased sleep quality, significantly reduced sleep time, and even sleepless nights, seriously affecting health and quality of life. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that insomnia is located in the heart, which is caused by weak qi and blood, lack of nourishment of the mind or dysfunction of the viscera, disturbing the mind and mind.
"Da Huo Lun" says: "Wei Qi cannot enter Yin, but always stays in Yang... Yin Qi is deficient, so the eyes cannot be closed."
Under normal circumstances, when sleeping at night, the yang qi in the body should be latent inside. When the internal organs are out of balance and yang does not enter the yin, the yang qi will float outside. Because the yang qi is active, it will make people easy to wake up or wake up. It is difficult to fall asleep after waking up, which is also the root of insomnia. Therefore, the treatment of insomnia should focus on reconciling the balance of yin and yang and internal organs, and gradually improve insomnia.
There are many methods of Chinese medicine for treating insomnia, such as decoction, acupuncture, moxibustion, acupoint massage and cupping, etc. Today we will introduce to you the method of moxibustion for treating insomnia. To select the following acupoints:
Heart Yu
On the back, when it is under the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun laterally.
Spleen Yu
On the back, under the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun laterally.
Shenshu
On the back, when it is under the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, 1.5 cun laterally.
Neiguan point
Located on the palm side of the forearm, on the connecting line between Quze and Daling, 2 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the palmar longus tendon and the flexor carpi radialis tendon. Neiguan is widely used in the treatment of heart diseases, stomach pain, vomiting, dizziness, local arm pain, etc. It has a significant effect on palpitations and chest tightness.
*Acupoint pictures are from "Illustrated Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine" produced by Zitu Books
Operation method:
Suspension moxibustion or whirling moxibustion was used. The patient felt warm and comfortable, and the local skin was red. Each acupoint was moxibustion for 10 minutes, once a day, and 10 times constituted a course of treatment.
Our current pace of life is too fast, and there is a lot of pressure from all aspects. Insomnia has gradually become a common disease now, and the number of people suffering from it is gradually increasing. Some people will take sedative drugs to help sleep. Although the application of hypnotics has a certain effect, long-term use can lead to addiction, and the toxicity and adverse reactions of hypnotics are many. Moxibustion is effective in treating insomnia without any adverse reactions. Moxibustion at Beishu points has the effect of calming the mind and calming the mind. Neiguan point is also one of the intersection points of the eight meridians, which connects to the Yinwei meridian. An important acupoint for the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
In addition to using these methods to treat insomnia, we should also cherish the time of sleep. Now most people will check Moments, Weibo, and rewind the status before going to bed, which greatly delays the time to fall asleep and affects sleep quality. Said that it will also affect your vision, and it is also a reason for insomnia. Therefore, while we are undergoing treatment, we should develop good living habits. Before going to bed, we can drink a cup of warm milk, soak our feet in warm water, etc., which can help us fall asleep.
In addition to moxibustion on the above acupoints, you can also use moxibustion combined with pressing beans on ear points to treat insomnia. Let me share with you an experience:
Treatment method: Gently moxibustion the Yongquan points on both sides with moxa sticks to make the local burning and flushing, with a feeling of heat transfer inward, 30 minutes each time, once a day.
Auricular point sticking and pressing main points: Shenmen, heart, sympathetic, subcortical. Syndrome differentiation belongs to liver-fire upward disturbance type plus liver, yin-deficiency fire-prosperity type plus kidney, and heart-spleen deficiency type plus spleen. Put 1 grain of wangbuliuxing seeds on the auricular points with adhesive plasters, one side at a time, every 1~ Replace the sticker on the other side on the 2nd. Instruct the patient to press 3 to 5 times a day, 2 to 3 minutes each time, depending on the tolerance, 5 times as a course of treatment, and the interval between courses of treatment is 3 to 5 days.
Yongquan is the Jingmu acupoint in the kidney meridian of foot Shaoyin. The kidney belongs to water, and the acupoint belongs to wood. Acupuncture at Yongquan acupoint is highly irritating, and generally patients are not easy to accept it. Therefore, mild moxibustion is used to moxibustion Yongquan acupoint, and patients are willing to accept it. Moreover, the fragrance of mugwort leaves penetrates the orifices, is beneficial to qi and blood, and has the effect of warming and cooling. Penetrating subcutaneously, when moxibustion at Yongquan point, it can induce patients to concentrate their thoughts on Yongquan point, which can relieve worries, regulate emotions, avoid emotional tension, and play a certain therapeutic effect on insomnia. Ears and viscera are also closely related and inseparable. The selected auricular points Shenmen, Xin, subcortex, and sympathetic have the effect of communicating with the heart and kidney, calming the mind and calming the nerves, and regulating the function of the autonomic nervous system. It can cure insomnia, neurasthenia, and autonomic nervous dysfunction. Therefore, the combination of moxibustion and auricular point sticking can be used to treat insomnia, and the results are satisfactory.
*From "Modern Journal of Integrative Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine", January 2011, An Guixia.
* "Modern Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine" is a domestic and foreign medical academic journal approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the State Press and Publication Administration. To enable clinical medical staff to understand the new development of various medical disciplines, and to solve specific problems encountered in clinical practice" as the purpose of the journal, to serve the majority of medical scholars.
