What Chinese medicine can be used to treat insomnia

Insomnia is a problem that troubles many people. In mild cases, insomnia can cause poor concentration, fatigue and drowsiness.

In severe cases, people may suffer from mental breakdown and develop suicidal tendencies. Western medicine mostly treats insomnia by giving patients sleeping pills. After a long time, patients will become dependent on sleeping pills and even unable to sleep. Traditional Chinese medicine does not treat insomnia directly. It will find out the cause of insomnia and treat it accordingly.

1. Mugwort

Mugwort has the effect of dispelling cold and dampness. Sometimes too much moisture in the body can lead to poor sleep quality, making daytime work and life extremely tiring. Adding mugwort to soaking feet can expel the cold and dampness that are stagnant in the tendons and veins, making the body relaxed and sleep naturally better.

2. Saffron

Saffron has extremely high medicinal value and many functions. It can regulate blood circulation, relieve depression, calm the mind, and help sleep.

3. Angelica

Insomnia may be caused by excessive fatigue, which leads to insufficient blood supply to the heart and restlessness. Angelica sinensis has the effect of replenishing blood, which nourishes the heart, and when the mind is in place one can sleep well.

4. Astragalus

Astragalus is a great tonic for vital energy, and combined with Angelica sinensis, it can replenish both qi and blood, and can relieve symptoms of fatigue and weakness the next day.

5. Millettia reticulata

Millettia reticulata is warming, sweet and nourishing, bitter but not dry. It can remove blood stasis while generating blood for the heart, and has the effect of activating blood circulation and unblocking meridians.

6. Blood Wind Vine

Xuefengteng is warm in nature and is also a traditional Chinese medicine that replenishes qi and blood. When the qi and blood in the body are sufficient, the quality of sleep can also be improved!

It should be noted that the best time to soak your feet is before going to bed and one hour after dinner; each soaking time is generally more than 30 minutes; the temperature of the water for soaking feet is generally 38~43 degrees, but it is best not to exceed 45 degrees. It can effectively relieve insomnia caused by heat and insomnia caused by heart fire. However, using foot soaking to relieve insomnia requires long-term persistence. You should not assume that soaking your feet once or twice occasionally will have obvious effects.

Foot bath prescription

1. Erren Magnet Soup

30g each of jujube seed, cypress seed and magnetite, 20g each of angelica and anemarrhena, and 10g of cinnabar. Select all the medicines clean, put them into a medicine pot, add appropriate amount of water, soak for 5 to 10 minutes, decoct the juice in water, put it into the bathtub, and soak your feet when it is warm. Do it once a night, 15 to 30 minutes each time, 1 dose every 2 days, and go to bed after the bath. Do it for 3 to 5 days in a row. It can clear away heat, calm the nerves, harmonize the stomach and calm the nerves. This soup is suitable for people who suffer from insomnia, dreaminess and easy awakening.

2. Take 20 grams of Astragalus, 10 grams each of Polygala, Chuanxiong, Acorus calamus, and Gardenia, grind them into fine powder, and use the powder to mix with 5000 ml of water before going to bed every night, boil kudzu root, 4000 ml of water, soak your feet for 20 minutes, keep the temperature at about 40 degrees to 45 degrees, take 1 dose every night, and one course of treatment is 7 days.

3. Soak an appropriate amount of saffron in boiling water, and soak your feet when the water temperature drops to about 40℃ and people can tolerate it. Some doctors also believe that saffron is a rare medicinal material, which has the characteristics of nourishing blood without hurting yin while promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It would be a huge waste if you use it to soak your feet. It is recommended to soak your feet in safflower decoction once a day, about 20 grams each time. Its effect of promoting blood circulation and unblocking meridians is no less than that of using saffron. Generally, foot soaking takes 30 minutes, and the water temperature should be 50 degrees.

4. Soak your feet in mugwort leaves: 50-100 grams of dried mugwort leaves. First boil the moxa leaves with water, add cold water or wait until the temperature drops before soaking your feet; or soak the moxa leaves in hot water for 20 minutes, then heat it for soaking your feet.