| Term | Definition |
|---|
| insomnia intro | no normal sleep or enough sleep |
| insomnia intro further | difficulty falling asleep, dream disturbed sleep, waking up during the night, waking up early am, severe:sleeplessness during the whole night |
| insomnia physiology tcm | sleep and waking is alternative yin and yang in the body |
| insomnia physiology tcm spirit | spirit activity is corresponding to yin and yang in the environment |
| insomnia physiology tcm balance | balanced yin and yang of the heart is the physiological basis of sleep |
| Insomnia tcm pathology | imbalance of yin and yang. Prevents spirit from entering yin and/or remaining in the yin and blood. Heart mainly invloved, Insomnia can be caused by a breakdown between heart and kidney, qi deficiency of heart and sp, ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit and disorder of st qi. |
| insomnia main ecxess causes | ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit, disorder of st qi due to phlegm heat or food retention |
| insomnia excess pattern characterised | difficulty falling asleep, severe restlessness, dream disturbed sleep, no sleep at all |
| insomnia main defficiency causes | deficiency between ht and kd, ht blood and sp qi deficiecncy, ht and gb qi deficiency |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit s and s | difficult falling asleep, sleeplessness with headache |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit further s and s | irrititability, dizziness with a feeling of distension in the head, palpitation, bitter taste, thirst |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit tongue and pulse | t:red tip with yellow coat,p:wiry and rapid |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit treatment | clear heart fire, subdue lr fire, calm the spirit |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit yuan point, clear ht and lr fire, calm spirit | ht7 |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit nourish yin, reduce, clear heat, assist spirit to enter yin of body | sp6 |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit eliminate ht lr fire to calm mind | lr3, lr2 |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit clear heat from gb to subdue lr fire and resolve headace | gb20 |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit extra | anmian:midpoint of connecting line between te17 and gb20 |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit formula herbs | long dan cao, huang qin, zhi zi, ze xie, mu tong, dang gui, sheng di huang, chai hu, gan cao |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit plus formula | suan zao ren tang |
| insomnia ht and lr fire disturbing the spirit plus formula herbs | suan zao ren, fu ling (fu shen prefered), zhi mu, chuan xiong, gan cao |
| insomnia disorder of st qi s and s | difficulty in falling asleep, restlessness, tossing and turning |
| insomnia disorder of st qi s and s further | fullness sensation of the st, belching, a sticky taste, constipation or sticky loose stools |
| insomnia disorder of st qi tongue and pulse | t:red with sticky yellow coating, p:slippery and rapid |
| insomnia disorder of st qi treatment principle | remove food stagnation and resolve phlegm to harmonise stomach function and calm spirit |
| insomnia disorder of st qi point to clear heat and calm spirit | ht7 |
| insomnia disorder of st qi point to resolve phlegm and regulate st function | st40 |
| insomnia disorder of st qi points to tonify and strengthen st | cv12, st36 |
| insomnia disorder of st qi points clear heat and dissolve food accumilation in st | sp1, st45 |
| insomnia disorder of st qi formula | bao he wan |
| insomnia disorder of st qi formula herbs | shan zha, shen qu, ban xia, ful ling, chen pi, lian qiao, lai fu zi |
| disharmony between ht and kd due yin deficiency causes | spirit disturbed by empty fire due to yin deficiency also manifests in difficulty falling asleep, restlessness, but sleeplessness is much less severe and accompanying symptoms are def ht and kd yin |
| disharmony between ht and kd due yin deficiency s and s | difficulty in falling asleep, then waking up frequently during the night, dreaming a lot |
| disharmony between ht and kd due yin deficiency further s and s | palpitation and dizziness with empty feeling, tinnitus, poor memory, night sweat, hot sensation in palms and soles, dry throat, soreness and weakness of lower back and legs |
| disharmony between ht and kd due yin deficiency tongue and pulse | t:thin red body without coat, p:thin, slight and rapid |
| disharmony between ht and kd due yin deficiency treatment principle | nourish kd and ht yin, clear empty fire to harmonise ht and kd and calm spirit |
| disharmony between ht and kd due yin deficiency points clear heat from ht channle and improve sleep | ht6, ht7, anmian(extra point) half way between te17 and gb20 |
| disharmony between ht and kd due yin deficiency nourish kd yin and harmonise ht and kd points | sp6, kd3, bl23 |
| disharmony between ht and kd due yin deficiency clear empty heat due kd def and treat night sweat point | kd7 |
| disharmony between ht and kd due yin deficiency formula | tian wang bu xin dan |
| disharmony between ht and kd due yin deficiency formula herbs | sheng di huang, tian dong, mai dong, suan zao ren, bai zi ren, dang gui, ren shen, dan shen, xuan shen, wu wei zi, fu ling, yuan zhi, jie gen |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi causes | malnourishment of the spirit due to ht blood and sp qi def is characterised by waking early |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi s and s | waking early and diff falling back to sleep |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi further s and s | palpitations, dizziness, poor memory, tiredness, drowsiness, poor appetite, loose stools, pale complexion |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi tongue and pulse | t:pale body thin white coat, p:thin and weak |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi treatment principle | tonify sp qi, nourish ht blood, calm the spirit |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi points nourish heart, sp, replenish blood and tonify, move blood | bl15, bl20, bl17 |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi point tonify sp, to stimulate source of producing blood | st36 |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi point to nourish brain to calm spirit | gv20 |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi points to calm spirit and improve sleep | ht7, sp6 |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi formula | gui pi tang |
| insomnia deficiency of ht blood and sp qi gui pi tang herbs | ren shen, huang qi, bai zhu, fu ling, suan zao ren, long yan rou, mu xiang, zhi gan cao, dang gui, zhi yuan zhi |
| insomnia ht and gb qi deficiency characterised | poor quality of sleep, light sleep and nightmares |
| insomnia ht and gb qi deficiency s and s | frequent waking from dreams, light sleep, nightmare |
| insomnia ht and gb qi deficiency further s and s | easily frightened, timidity, palpitation, breathlessness and tiredness |
| insomnia ht and gb qi deficiency tongue and pulse | t:pale,p:sunken and thin |
| insomnia ht and gb qi deficiency treatment principle | tonify ht and gb, calm the spirit |
| insomnia ht and gb qi deficiency tonify ht and gb, strengthen organs for housing spirit | bl15, bl19 |
| insomnia ht and gb qi deficiency yuan points to assisst and strengthen ht and gb and calm the mind | ht7, gb40 |
| insomnia ht and gb qi deficiency point to calm spirit and improve sleep | pc6 |
| insomnia ht and gb qi deficiency formula | shen mai yin??+suan zao ren tang |
| insomnia ht and gb qi deficiency suan zao ren tang herbs | suan zao ren, fu ling,zhi mu, chuan xiong, gan cao |
| insomnia ear acupuncture points | ht, kd, sp, brain, subcortical point, shenmen, select 3/4 points, stimulate 4-5 times during 20 min retention, or special needle or seed in these points for 3/5 days self pressure before sleep |
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