Chinese medicine for insomnia

I believe everyone is familiar with insomnia, and I believe everyone has encountered insomnia problems to a greater or lesser extent. Mild insomnia will not cause any harm to your body. However, if insomnia is too severe, it may cause certain health problems and even directly affect a person’s mental state and work efficiency. Insomnia can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine. So, which Chinese medicines can treat insomnia?

1. Lily

Lily is slightly cold in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, and can enter the heart meridian and lung meridian. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, clearing the heart and calming the mind. It is suitable for insomnia patients with symptoms of yin deficiency, lung dryness, and malnutrition of the mind, such as long-term cough, blood in sputum, restlessness, palpitations, frequent dreams, and trance. The method of using lily to treat insomnia is: take lily, boil it in water and drink it. It can be taken all at once before going to bed at night.

2. Chinese date kernel

The Chinese jujube seed is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and can enter the heart meridian and liver meridian. It has the effects of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, replenishing yin and restraining sweat. It is suitable for insomnia patients with symptoms of insufficient heart and liver yin and blood such as irritability, palpitations, thirst, and night sweats. The method of using Chinese jujube seeds to treat insomnia is: crush the Chinese jujube seeds, boil them in water and then take it. It can be taken all at once before going to bed at night.

3. Pineapple Seed

The nature of pine nuts is mild and sweet in taste. They can enter the heart meridian, kidney meridian, and large intestine meridian. They have the effects of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. They are suitable for insomnia patients with symptoms of blood not nourishing the heart, such as dizziness, pale complexion, pale lips and nails, palpitations, night sweats, and constipation. The method of using pine nuts to treat insomnia is: remove the pine nuts, boil them in water and drink them. It can be taken all at once before going to bed at night.

4. Mother of Pearl

Mother of pearl is the nacreous layer of the shells of mollusks. It is cold in nature and salty in taste. It can enter the liver meridian and heart meridian. It has the effects of calming the liver and suppressing yang, clearing the liver and improving eyesight. It is suitable for insomnia patients with symptoms of liver yin deficiency and liver yang hyperactivity, such as dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, dry eyes, blurred vision, dull pain in the ribs, dry mouth and throat, and heat in the heart. The method of using mother of pearl to treat insomnia is: boil it in water and take it, and it can be taken all at once before going to bed at night.

5. Polygala

Polygala is slightly warm in nature and bitter in taste. It can enter the lung meridian and heart meridian, and has the effects of calming the mind, removing phlegm and opening the orifices. It is suitable for insomnia patients with symptoms such as forgetfulness, palpitations, trance, uncomfortable sputum, lactose swelling and pain, restlessness, and nightmares. The method of using Polygala to treat insomnia is: take Polygala, boil it in water and drink it. It can be taken all at once before going to bed at night.