The solar terms rotate, the small summer has arrived, and the small summer marks the beginning of midsummer, and the temperature gradually climbs to a high point. In the scorching summer, the human body is easy to catch fire, and the liver fire will not only lead to mood swings, insomnia and dreams, but also may affect the normal function of the liver.
Acid Jin
The effect of sour jujube kernel has the effect of nourishing the heart and liver, calming the heart and calming the nerves, collecting sweat, and generating Jin, and the main treatment is fatigue and sleeplessness, palpitations and dreams, body weakness and sweating, and thirst. The classic book "Shennong's Materia Medica" has long recorded that sour jujube can "calm the five internal organs, light the body and prolong life". It is commonly used in medicine to treat neurasthenia, upset, insomnia, dreaminess, night sweats, irritability and other diseases. At the same time, it can achieve a certain nourishing and strengthening effect. The common traditional Chinese medicine "sedative sleeping pill" is made with sour jujube kernel as the main ingredient.
The common usage is sour jujube kernel soup, which is mainly composed of sour jujube kernel, licorice, zhimu, poria cocos, and Chuanxiong. Fangzhong reuses sour jujube kernels, jujube kernels are sour and flat, the meridians of the human heart and liver, nourishing the blood and nourishing the liver, calming the heart and calming the nerves, and is the king's medicine. Poria cocos calms the nerves, knows the mother to nourish yin and clear heat, and is a subordinate medicine. It is matched with Jun medicine jujube kernel to help Jun medicine calm the nerves and remove troubles. Accompanied by Chuanxiong to adjust the qi machine, dredge the liver qi, match with the Jun medicine, acid collection and Xin disperse combined, on the contrary, with the wonder of nourishing blood and regulating the liver. Licorice is used raw, and in the medium and urgent, for the medicine. It has the effect of nourishing blood and calming the nerves, clearing away heat and annoyance. It is mainly used for liver blood insufficiency, hypothermia and internal disturbance.
2 acupuncture points
1. Cave
The Rangu acupoint is one of the important acupuncture points of the Zushao Yin and Kidney Meridians. Located on the inside of the foot, first find the tip of the inner ankle of the foot, and a raised bone can be felt under the front of it, and the depression where the bone is felt in front is the Rangu acupoint.
Use your thumb to rub the Rangu acupoint for 1-3 minutes until there is a significant feeling of soreness. Rubbing the Gu acupoint helps to calm the heart fire and relieve insomnia symptoms such as irritability and inability to sleep for a long time caused by the exuberance of the heart.
2. Hundred holes
The insomnia point is also known as the "hundred knock point", indicating that the insomnia point is at the intersection of the heel, the midline of the plantar and the line of the inner and outer malleolus. You can use your fists to hammer about 100 times during the massage.
When it is difficult to fall asleep, you can properly massage the insomnia acupoint, which has the effect of helping sleep, and makes people sleep soundly.
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to dialectic, the above Chinese herbal formulas and acupressure are for reference only, if you feel unwell, please go to the hospital immediately!