Nowadays, many people suffer from irritability, insomnia, palpitation, palpitations, and irritability. Chinese medicine believes that these are all related to heart function.
Perhaps some careful old patients will find that in the summer, their old heart problems, palpitations, and palpitations can feel much better.
Indeed, summer belongs to fire, and the heart also belongs to fire among the five elements, so it corresponds to summer. If you pay attention to nursing care, many heart diseases can be well improved and controlled at this time.
How to nourish your mind in summer? You might as well try nourishing the heart with your heart. Here, I introduce to you two kernel medicines, Ziziphus jujube kernel and Baiziren .
Wild jujube kernel
Wild jujube kernel. From the name, we know that this is the seed of wild jujube . After drying, it is often used raw or stir-fried for medicine. It can be crushed when used. Nowadays, pharmacies often have it ground into powder. The jujube kernel powder is even more convenient and quick.
The medicinal properties of jujube kernel are sour, sweet, flat, and return to the liver and gallbladder. Heart meridian . Its functions are nourishing the heart and liver, calming the heart and calming the nerves, astringent sweat, and promoting fluid production .
Treating Insomnia
In the human body, the heart governs the mind, so the treatment of insomnia usually starts with treating the heart. Ziziphus jujube kernel is an important medicine that nourishes the heart and calms the mind. It nourishes the heart and liver, calms the mind and calms the mind, and is often used to treat deficiency syndromes. of insomnia.
Ziziphus jujube kernel is especially suitable for insomnia caused by deficiency of heart and liver yin and blood and lack of nourishment of the heart. The heart is the power pump of our body. What continuously provides power for our body is the heart yang, but it cannot be allowed to work all the time, so we need to oil this pump regularly. This is the heart yin.
When the heart yin is insufficient, there will be weakness, palpitations, dizziness, dry throat, and dry mouth. The human body is like a chain that is short of oil, squeaking.
At this time, tongue and pulse are red, pulse is stringy and thin . Seeing this syndrome, you can use the famous jujube kernel decoction to treat it. Just by listening to the name of the prescription, you will know that the jujube kernel plays a major role in this prescription as a monarch medicine.
If you have this syndrome but the symptoms are not very obvious, you can try to take jujube kernel powder and mix it with water every night before going to bed. A small spoonful of it is taken with you. A classmate who has had insomnia has not been able to sleep well for a few days and always says that he cannot sleep well.
After learning this medicine, I felt that it corresponded to my syndrome, so I tried to buy some jujube kernel powder. After using it according to this method, my sleep improved greatly. I said that it was easier to fall asleep and sleep more deeply. I can't help but say that although it is a small medicine, it does have miraculous effects.
Insomnia caused by deficiency of heart, spleen and blood. We all know that the spleen is the source of qi and blood biochemistry. If the spleen is deficient, it will not be able to produce new nutrients, and the heart will naturally not have enough blood to supply the whole body. The typical symptoms of
at this time are based on the lack of effort of and , unable to eat, too lazy to move, and not looking good. At this time, you can use Guipi Decoction containing jujube kernel to treat this kind of insomnia.
Guipi Decoction
Efficacy: Replenishing qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the heart
Composition: Atractylodes, Poria, astragalus, longan meat, jujube kernel, ginseng, costalis, zhi licorice, angelica, polygala
Indications: Insomnia caused by heart and kidney deficiency and lack of yin and blood.
The kidney is the foundation of innateness. It is like a large warehouse that we have from birth. It stores the essence of the body and continuously delivers innate essence to our body to nourish our internal organs.
If there is insufficient yin blood in the kidneys, where will the heart get the raw materials to produce blood to make the body move?
At this time, in addition to the symptoms of insufficient blood flow, the patient also had little energy every day, could not remember anything, felt hot in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, felt weak in the waist and knees and could not walk, had always dry stools, and had a red tongue and pulse. Moss, pulse count .
Faced with this syndrome, jujube kernels are often combined with shengdihuang, schisandra chinensis, Salvia miltiorrhiza and other medicines. For example, the prescription Tianwang Buxindan is used to nourish yin and blood, nourish the heart and calm the mind.
Tianwang Buxin Danfang
consists of ginseng, Poria , Scrophulariaceae , Salvia miltiorrhiza, Platycodon grandiflorum, Polygala root, Angelica sinensis, Schisandra chinensis, Ophiopogon japonicus , Asparagus asparagus, Baiziren, Ziziphus kernel, and Rehmannia glutinosa.
Preparation method: Grind honey to make pellets, use cinnabar water to make clothes, drink it with warm boiled water, or decoct bamboo leaves and take it; it can also be made into a decoction and decocted in water.
Indications: spontaneous sweating, night sweats, thirst in wounds
In addition to the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, Ziziphus jujube kernel has a sour and sweet taste, and the sour taste can astringent. It has the effect of astringent and antiperspirant. It is commonly used to treat spontaneous sweating and night sweats due to physical weakness. It is sour and sweet, transforms yin, has the effect of condensing yin, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. It can be used to treat thirst after body fluid is damaged.
Baiziren
Baiziren are the dry and mature seeds of Platycladus orientalis . The ones with plump seeds, yellowish white color and large oiliness are better. For medicinal use, it is mostly used raw or made into cream.
Bai Ziren has sweet and mild medicinal properties. Guixin, kidney, large intestine meridian. It has the functions of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, moistening the intestines and laxative, and antiperspirant.
Treats insomnia and heart palpitations
Similar to jujube kernels, cypress seeds also enter the heart meridian and can also nourish the heart and calm the mind, and are used to treat insomnia and palpitations.
Insomnia and palpitations here are mostly divided into two categories, one is due to insufficient heart yin and blood, and the other is due to heart and kidney incompatibility .
The symptoms of insomnia due to insufficient heart yin and blood are the typical symptoms of insufficient heart and blood mentioned above.
Insomnia due to discord between heart and kidney. In a normal human body, the heart is like a fire, and the kidneys are like a pool of water. The heart fire warms the kidney water downwards, and the kidney water goes upward to extinguish the excessive heart fire, thus achieving a balance.
But at this time, the fire in the heart cannot go down, and the water in the kidneys cannot rise up. The fire in the heart is getting stronger and stronger, making people more and more irritable and difficult to sleep; the water in the kidneys is getting colder and colder, and there will be nocturnal emissions, and it is always difficult to remember things, and the waist Symptoms of cold, sore knees.
Cure constipation and night sweats
Baizi kernels are moist and rich in oil, so they have the effect of moistening the intestines and laxatives. They are mostly used to treat symptoms of dry stools and difficulty in excretion due to yin deficiency and blood deficiency, the elderly, postpartum, etc. Clinically, they are often associated with Almonds, peach kernels, pine nuts , Yuliren , and tangerine peel are combined into Wuren Pills to moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation. Moreover, Bai Ziren can nourish yin and stop sweating, and can be used to treat night sweats due to yin deficiency.
Similarities and Differences between Ziziphus Semen and Ziziphus Seed
Baizizi Keren and Ziziphus Keren are both sweet and neutral in medicinal properties, and their functions are to nourish the mind, calm the nerves, and stop sweating. They are often used together.
But there are differences between the two, and each has its own emphasis. Ziziphus jujube kernel has a strong soothing effect, nourishes yin, promotes body fluids, and suppresses sweat, while cypress kernel is rich in fat and moisturizing, and is more laxative and can treat intestinal dryness and constipation.
If you want to nourish your heart in summer, if your symptoms are not severe and you don’t want to drink soup, you might as well try dietary supplements.
Wild jujube kernel porridge
If the symptoms of insomnia are not severe and the syndrome is correct, and you want to adjust your diet, you can cook some wild jujube kernel porridge.
Use jujube kernels, cypress kernels, longan meat, japonica rice, and cook the porridge before eating. It has the functions of calming the nerves, reducing sweat, and treating insomnia.
You can also use three qian each of Bai Ziren, Zizioren, and Schisandra chinensis. After frying, add honey and mix it in an appropriate amount. It also has certain auxiliary effects on insomnia, but you should pay attention to the dosage in daily life.
To nourish the heart in summer, Ziziphus jujuba kernel and Baiziren are two small kernel medicines. Although they are small, they can play a big role. If you suffer from insomnia, upset, palpitations, or other serious symptoms, remember to seek medical advice as soon as possible to prevent minor symptoms.
