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Insomnia #1

Substances
12

Cette entrée n’est pas encore traduite — le texte ci-dessous est en anglais.

Composition

  • Sheng Di HuangRx. Rehmanniae5–30 g

    Clears Heat, cools the Blood, Nourishes Yin, generates fluids and cools Heart Fire.

  • Zhi MuRz. Anemarrhenae6–12 g

    Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin and moistens Dryness.

    • Huang Bai
    clears Heat and Drains Fire for Yin Deficiency Fire.
  • Zhi ZiFr. Gardeniae3–12 g

    Clears Heat, reduces Fire and eliminates irritability.

  • Huang BaiCx. Phellodendri3–12 g

    Drains Kidney Fire.

    • Zhi Zi,r
    esolves constraint and directs Qi downward for clearing Heat and Fire from the Liver channel.
  • Mu TongCaulis Akebiae3–10 g

    Drains Heart Heat through the Small Intestine.

    for difficult, scanty and burning urination associated with Heart channel Heat shifting to the Large Intestine or Heat clumping in the Bladder or Damp-Heat lodging in the Lower Jiao.
  • Gan CaoRx. Glycyrrhizae1.5–14 g

    Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

  • Deng Xin CaoMedulla Junci1.5–4.5 g

    Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction, clears Heat from the Heart channel by directing Fire downward and calms the Spirit.

  • Fu LingPoria9–18 g

    Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.

  • Mai Men DongRx. Ophiopogonis6–15 g

    Clears the Heart, eliminates irritability and nourishes *Yin.*

  • Shan YaoRz. Dioscoreae9–30 g

    Tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes *Jing*.

  • Han Su ShiCalcitum9–30 g

    Clears Heat, promotes urination, reduces edema and directs Fire downward.

  • Zhu ShaCinnabaris0.1–2.7 g

    Sedates the Heart and calms the Spirit.

Actions

  • Purges Heat
  • Eliminates Fire
  • Enriches Yin
  • Applies a cooling action to Heart Fire
  • Facilitates urination
  • Settles the Heart
  • Pacifies the Spirit

Syndromes traités

A pattern of Heart Fire

Manifestations

  • An inability to sleep well
  • Trouble drifting off to sleep
  • Sleep disrupted by frequent dreaming
  • Painful sores and erosions on the mouth and tongue
  • Thirst paired with a craving for cold beverages
  • An agitated, unsettled feeling
  • A tendency toward short temper
  • A prickly, easily-angered disposition
  • A sensation of Heat and unease centered in the Heart
  • A face that is flushed
  • A bitter flavor in the mouth
  • Urine that is dark and reduced in amount
  • Urination that may be painful
  • Blood that may appear in the urine
Corps de la langue
The tip is red, with ulceration concentrated there
Enduit
Unremarkable
Pouls
Full and quick

Indications

Sleeplessness

Précautions

Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris) is a toxic substance; it should be given only in small amounts and for a brief period. (It has fallen out of use today.)