The cause is emotional. Inadequate or poorly managed emotions (anger, disgust, frustration) block Liver-Qi and in the long run cause excess of Liver-Fire. Liver-Fire agitates the Heart, the Shen and the Hun. It is a type of insomnia due to excess.
Symptoms
- Initial insomnia, difficulty falling asleep, or waking in the first hour.
- Nervousness, irritability
- Palpitations
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Red and dry eyes
- Red face
- Red tongue with a thin coating that can be white or yellow
- Rapid and tense pulse
Treatment
- Eliminate Liver and Heart-Fire, calm Shen: 2 LR, 3 LR, 6 PC
- Facilitate sleep: 20 GV + Si Shen Cong, An Mien, 7 HT, 6 SP, 6 KI, 62 BL
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