Insomnia
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- Heart and Kidney Disharmony: Water deficiency, Fire cannot descend. Cold feet, oedema. Insomnia, nervousness, difficulty falling asleep.
Massage KI-1 before sleep. KI-1, HT-7, SP-6, KI-3, PC-7. If there are hot flushes and night sweating KI-7; SI-3 If there is lower back pain BL-23
- Damp-Heat: Spleen-Qi deficiency generates excess Dampness, Phlegm, which can rise to the head. Excessive rumination, obsession, one idea keeps spinning in the head and the person cannot sleep. Cold legs, a weak Earth produces poor circulation.
SP-1; SP-4; SP-6; ST-45; LU-9; BL-13; BL-20
- Food accumulation: Acidity, abdominal distension, restlessness. Yang Ming cannot descend. ST-45; ST-43, CV-12; ST-36, PC-6; ST-25
Nightmares
Emotions produce stagnation of Liver- and GB-Qi, which can eventually create Fire and Phlegm. Restlessness, anxiety, oppression of the chest, bitter taste in the mouth. Shao Yang pattern. PC-5; PC-6, PC-8; GB-41; LR-14; LU-9
Somnolence
- Due to Kidney-Yang deficiency: Elderly people, after serious illness, excessive physical work, hypofunctioning of the organism.
- Due to Spleen-Qi deficiency: Tiredness, exhaustion, weakness of the limbs, Dampness, heavy head. Especially after eating, unable to do anything.
- Due to Heat injuring the Shen: somnolence, with fever and delirium. Serious, refer to hospital.