Many people have sleep problems, such as insomnia, difficulty sleeping, dreaming, and waking up early, which are commonly due to psychological factors and dysfunction of the internal organs. According to Chinese medicine, sleep is related to the five internal organs, especially the heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, stomach, etc. As long as the function of the internal organs is regulated, then sleep problems can be improved.
What is the relationship between the disorders of the internal organs and sleep?
1. Spleen and stomach disorders
People with spleen and stomach disorders are prone to indigestion, manifested as bloating, stomach pain, diarrhea or diarrhea, etc., which will inevitably affect sleep at night and make people sleep restlessly. Such people should control their diet, eat dinner before 19:00, seven points full, achieve a light diet, eat less or do not eat food that can stimulate the stomach and easy to produce gas, such as cold drinks, coarse grains, chili peppers, and beans; dinner can choose yam porridge or malt porridge, help digestion, help regulate the spleen and stomach.
2. Deficiency of qi and blood
A deficiency of qi and blood cannot nourish the heart and disturbs the mind, making it difficult for people to fall asleep. People with a deficiency of qi and blood not only have difficulty falling asleep but also have an early awakening and night sweats; women are prone to menstrual disorders and reduced menstrual flow. Such people should eat appropriate food with the effect of Qi and blood, such as yam, sour dates, dates, and gum; you can also put the right amount of white atractylodes, ginseng, and astragalus in a cup to drink instead of tea. Daily can not do strenuous exercise, to the body slightly sweating is good, otherwise, it will consume qi and blood.
3. Liver qi is not sparse
Chinese medicine believes that: the liver is the main drainage, and can regulate emotions. The liver is not sparing and causes the meridian qi to be unfavorable, making the emotions out of control, mainly manifested as depression, excessive thinking, stress, anxiety, irritability, etc., which causes insomnia and dreams and reduces the quality of sleep. Such people should cultivate a broad mind and maintain optimism; when they want to get angry, you should immediately leave the place, they can also do deep breathing to regulate their mood; have more than 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week; drink rose tea, lily tea or orange peel tea, etc. as appropriate.
4. Low kidney function
The first symptom of kidney yang deficiency is increased nocturnal urination, which represents abnormal kidney function. More nocturnal urination can affect sleep, getting up at night but not being able to sleep, but holding urine can affect health. Such people should focus on protecting the kidneys, and eat appropriate black food, such as mulberry, wolfberry, black sesame, black beans, and black rice, etc.; before going to bed with hot water bubble feet, foot soak water should add mugwort, cinnamon or dried ginger, etc., to help replenish the kidney yang; you can also massage the Yongquan point, kidney points, foot Sanli points, etc.
Warm tips
Most sleep problems are the result of a compound disease, for example, prolonged weakness of the spleen and stomach can cause a deficiency of yin and blood, so it should be treated dialectically, not only to strengthen the spleen and stomach but also to regulate emotions. If sleep problems remain unresolved, it is also necessary to seek medical help and use Chinese herbal medicine under the guidance of a doctor.