What Chinese medicine should I take for severe insomnia?

In modern society, everyone is under tremendous pressure. If you cannot bear such pressure, it may cause various physical problems. For example, some people suffer from insomnia symptoms for a long time. In severe cases, they may not be able to sleep all night, and they have to work the next day. If this continues for a long time, it would be an inappropriate way to say that life is worse than death. Faced with such a situation, what Chinese patent medicine should patients with severe insomnia take?

Prescription: 200g cinnabar, 300g coptis chinensis, 200g rehmannia root, 200g angelica root, 100g licorice. Cinnabar is crushed into extremely fine powder, and the other four ingredients including coptis chinensis are crushed into fine powder. Grind them with the above powders, sieve and mix them evenly. For every 100g of powder, add 35-45g of refined honey and an appropriate amount of water.

This prescription is a famous prescription for nourishing blood, calming the mind and soothing the nerves. In the formula, Coptis chinensis is bitter and cold, clearing heart fire and eliminating restlessness; Cinnabar is heavy and cold in nature, and specifically enters the heart meridian. Its heaviness can calm timidity, and its coldness can clear heat. The combination of the two medicines, one to calm and the other to clear, can eliminate restlessness and heat disturbance; Angelica sinensis nourishes blood, and Rehmannia glutinosa nourishes yin, one to replenish the depleted yin blood, and the other to nourish kidney water, so that the heart blood is sufficient to be received by the kidneys, and the kidney yin is sufficient to be delivered to the heart; Licorice harmonizes all the medicines. The combination of these medicines has the effects of calming, soothing the mind, clearing heat and nourishing blood. The combined formula is a way to calm the mind and take into account both the symptoms and the root cause. It is often used to treat restlessness, agitation, chest tightness, heat in the heart and blood, insomnia, depression, and trance.

In addition, mixing and taking drugs such as pine nuts, Codonopsis pilosula, roasted Astragalus, Chuanxiong, Angelica sinensis, Poria, Polygala tenuifolia, Ziziphus jujuba seeds, cinnamon, Schisandra chinensis, Pinellia tuber, roasted licorice, and cinnabar according to the dosage prescribed by traditional Chinese medicine can also replenish qi and blood, and calm the mind. It is suitable for patients with weak and cold heart, palpitations, depression, irritability, and insomnia.

In addition to the above-mentioned prescriptions, there are many other prescriptions in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of depression and insomnia. As long as patients actively consult, they can immediately know what Chinese medicine is suitable for their depression and insomnia.