This 50-year-old aunt has suffered from recurring insomnia for more than 2 years. At first, she could fall asleep after taking one tablet of and estazolam . However, after taking two tablets, she had no problem. She also felt drowsy after eating and had no energy the next day. Judging from the diagnosis of face, tongue and pulse, her insomnia was caused by kidney yin deficiency due to age factors, coupled with long-term anxiety, tension, and overwork.
htmlOne year is 40 and Yin Qi is half. For example, the common menopausal syndrome, upset, hot flashes, and night sweats are mostly caused by yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity at this age. Because Yin blood is weak and Yang Qi is relatively excessive. , menopause is a manifestation of Yin and blood deficiency, which can also cause insomnia. If this kind of insomnia is due to kidney yin deficiency, you can use Liuwei Dihuang Decoction; if it is liver yin deficiency, and the course of the disease is not long, you can use simple Suanzaoren Decoction , or porridge and drink.
Lily Longan and Lotus Seed Soup: Soak white fungus, lily, and lotus seeds for 15 to 30 minutes, wash them, add longan meat into the pot, add water, and simmer over medium-low heat for 1 hour. Lily is cool in nature and enters the heart and lung meridian, which can clear the heart, calm the nerves and moisten the lungs. Lily combined with longan is suitable for people with insomnia due to insufficient heart yin.
Longan meat can also be eaten like this. Take 500g of fresh longan meat, marinate it with 50g of sugar, steam and dry it, and eat 5 pieces every night after drying to soothe the nerves, help sleep, and replenish the heart.
Double jujube drink: Take an appropriate amount of jujube kernels, wash and cut 4 red jujubes into pieces, bring the water to a boil, put the two into the pot, and cook for 5 minutes after boiling. Middle-aged and elderly women are prone to kidney yin deficiency. Kidney yin deficiency causes internal disturbance of the deficiency fire, so they are easily irritable and have difficulty concentrating. Yin Qi cannot be retracted at night, resulting in insomnia and excessive dreams.
In addition, yin deficiency and essence deficiency can lead to bone malnutrition, so you often feel soreness and weakness in the waist and knees. Wild jujube kernels can nourish the heart, soothe the mind, suppress sweat, red dates tonify the body and replenish qi, nourish blood and calm the nerves. The combination of the two is sweet and sour, thereby improving fatigue, fatigue and insomnia.
