However, a survey conducted by the China Sleep Research Association in 20 16 years showed that 38.2% of adults suffered from insomnia in different degrees, which is a very huge number, that is, nearly 300 million people have sleep problems. As we all know, insomnia can lead to physical diseases, low immunity, respiratory diseases, weakened gastrointestinal function, and even affect children's growth and development. It can also lead to mental illness, including listlessness, inattention, memory loss and depression. Insomnia is also a very common symptom of adult depression.
Modern medical research has proved that sleep can eliminate fatigue and restore physical strength; Protect the brain and restore energy; Enhance immunity and restore the body; Delaying aging and prolonging life; It plays an important role in protecting people's mental health.
Insomnia, called insomnia in Chinese medicine, is a common disease in Chinese medicine, which is characterized by frequent failure to get normal sleep. The normal sleep of human body is the result of the natural and regular transformation of Yin and Yang Qi. If this transformation is destroyed, it will lead to insomnia. Its etiology and pathogenesis mainly include two aspects: deficiency and excess. What is real is internal injury of seven emotions, liver failure, improper diet, and phlegm-heat interference. Deficiency leads to heart-kidney disharmony, insufficient water and fire, overwork and deficiency of both heart and spleen.
First, distinguish the severity: the severity of insomnia is related to its etiology and course of disease, and it should be distinguished by different clinical manifestations. Those with mild symptoms sleep little or no sleep, while those with severe symptoms stay up all night; The lighter is safe for a few days, and the heavier is puzzled for years, making it difficult to sleep.
The second is to distinguish between excess and deficiency: insomnia can be divided into excess and deficiency. Deficiency syndrome belongs to deficiency of yin and blood, and heart and brain are out of nutrition. It is characterized by emaciation, dull complexion, mental fatigue, palpitation and forgetfulness, which are mostly caused by loss of spleen, liver, kidney and mind. Excessive fire disturbs the heart, or blood stasis is blocked, which is manifested as irritability, bitter taste and dry throat, red constipation, chest distress and pain, mostly caused by excessive fire in the heart, stagnation of liver-qi, stagnation of phlegm-fire and stagnation of qi and blood stasis.
The third is to distinguish the affected organs: the main theme of insomnia is the heart and brain. Insomnia caused by mental disorder or loss of nutrition and distraction. Insomnia is also due to deficiency of kidney essence, restlessness and inattention. At the same time, the imbalance of yin and yang and qi and blood in the liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, kidney and other viscera will also disturb the spirit of the heart and brain and cause insomnia. For example, those who are irritable and insomnia are mostly disturbed by liver fire; Most people who wake up easily after falling asleep are timid; Those who are pale, weak in limbs and unable to sleep are mostly unlucky because of spleen deficiency and lack of spiritual support.