What to do if you have insomnia due to qi deficiency? Chinese medicine teaches you how to regulate your diet

Qi deficiency is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine, which refers to a manifestation of lack of vital energy and positive energy in the human body. Qi deficiency can cause many problems, such as: mental depression, lack of energy, susceptibility to fatigue, etc. Qi deficiency can also easily lead to insomnia. How can I treat insomnia caused by qi deficiency? Traditional Chinese medicine recommends several methods of dietary conditioning for us.

1: Japonica rice is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and can nourish the middle and replenish qi. As early as in "Bielu", there were records of its function of invigorating Qi. Meng Shen, a food doctor in the Tang Dynasty, also said: Japonica rice warms the middle and invigorates Qi. Wang Mengying of the Qing Dynasty also praised rice porridge as ginseng soup for the poor. He said: Poor people suffering from deficiency syndrome can drink thick rice soup instead of ginseng soup. People with qi deficiency should eat it regularly.

2: Beef is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effects of benefiting qi and blood, nourishing the spleen and stomach, and strengthening the muscles and bones. The famous doctor said in "Bielu" that beef can calm the stomach, replenish qi, and nourish the spleen and stomach. "Han's Medical Encyclopedia" also said: Yellow beef can replenish qi, and has the same effect as Astragalus membranaceus. This shows the power of beef to replenish qi, so people with qi deficiency should eat it regularly.

3: Chicken is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of warming the middle, replenishing qi, replenishing essence and nourishing blood. It is suitable for people suffering from qi deficiency, blood deficiency or kidney deficiency. For people with qi deficiency, there is a custom of stewing old hen with astragalus, which can enhance the qi-replenishing effect.

4: Jujube is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It is a common food. It has the effect of replenishing qi and blood. Doctors in all dynasties have often used it for patients with qi deficiency. "Bielu" says that it replenishes the middle and strengthens the Qi, and is powerful. Meng Shen, a food doctor in the Tang Dynasty, also said: Jujubes can replenish insufficient Qi, cooked and eaten to nourish the stomach and intestines, and fattening the body is the best for replenishing Qi. Therefore, people with qi deficiency should eat jujubes cooked until they are soft.

1: Suanzaoren Decoction: 6g each of Chuanxiong and Poria, 12g of Anemarrhena, 6g of Licorice, 18g of Suanzaoren, add water and boil the juice, which can clear away heat and relieve restlessness, calm the mind and nourish blood, and treat insomnia, palpitations, irritability, dry throat and other symptoms.

2: Lily syrup Lily is a food that calms the mind and can treat insomnia, dreaminess, and restlessness. Take 100 grams of lily, add 500 ml of water, simmer until cooked, add appropriate amount of sugar, stir evenly, and take in 2 doses.

3: Salvia miltiorrhiza and rock sugar water: Take 30 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, add appropriate amount of water, simmer for 20 minutes, remove the residue and take the juice, then add rock sugar and cook for a while. Take in 2 doses. In addition to treating insomnia, this soup also has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on chronic hepatitis and coronary heart disease.

4: Ganmai Dazao Tea: 15 pitted jujubes, 20 grams of licorice, 60 grams of floating wheat, wash them, add water and boil them, after the jujubes and floating wheat become cooked, pick out the wheat and licorice, drink the soup, take it in 2 doses. It has a good calming effect.

In addition to going to the hospital for timely sleep check-ups, we should also pay attention to dietary adjustments in our daily lives and eat more nourishing foods such as Tremella and red dates soup to regulate the body.