Neurosis is a symptom that many people often talk about. Although there is no organic change in neurasthenia, the harm it brings to people is not small. It is characterized by a state of constant nervous excitement, but very easy to feel fatigue, accompanied by a certain degree of emotional abnormalities and sleep disorders, the course of the disease is long, common in people with long-term stress and mental tension. For neurasthenia, Western medicine treatment is not particularly good, through the Chinese medicine method of conditioning can often be improved.
So how does Chinese medicine treat neurasthenia?
1, Chinese medicine
In Chinese medicine, neurasthenia belongs to the category of sleeplessness. Through different accompanying symptoms, tongue and pulse and identification, it can be divided into heart and spleen deficiency, phlegm-heat disturbing the heart, liver and kidney yin deficiency, qi stagnation and blood stasis, kidney yang deficiency, yin deficiency and fire and so on. Then, according to the diagnosis and treatment, choose suitable prescriptions, such as Tianwang Tonic Heart Dan, Huanglian Wenzi Tang, etc. However, no matter which type of symptoms, it is necessary to use some medicines to nourish the heart and calm the mind, such as Hecrania Bark, Hecrania Flower, Longan Flesh, Phellodendron, etc. You can also use these medicines to make water to drink as tea on weekdays. The more severe symptoms need to use dragon bone, oyster to revive and calm the mind.
2, Acupuncture
In the meridian acupuncture points, there are some points can play a very good role in calming the mind. Such as Shen Men, Sanyinjiao, Baihui, Annmian, Neiguan and other points, depending on the accompanying symptoms, can be combined with other points, usually after a course of treatment can be significantly improved. If you get dizzy or have a fear of needles, then you can switch to pointer therapy, i.e. point pressure on these points by yourself or by the practitioner’s fingers, which can also be effective.
3, Moxibustion
The method of moxibustion is more suitable for patients who do not want to drink tonics or acupuncture, moxibustion site and acupuncture site is roughly the same, before going to bed for better results, every other day moxibustion can be, but this method is not suitable for everyone, such as heat signs more obvious people then moxibustion may aggravate the condition.
4, Tui Na
This is one of the characteristics of the treatment of neurasthenia in Chinese medicine, using techniques to stimulate the relevant parts to play a therapeutic effect, applicable to a wide range of people. There are many techniques that we can do on our own, very easy to learn, such as rubbing the hands hot before going to bed, using the middle finger from the side of the nose up to the inner corner of the eye, repeatedly back and forth for about 30 times, and then press the solar plexus for 1 minute, neurasthenia people can also reap unexpected results if they can adhere to every day.
For the treatment of neurasthenia, in addition to the above Chinese medical conditioning, should also focus on psychological guidance, such as hypnotherapy, music therapy and so on. In addition, some soothing and relaxing exercises such as stretching, walking, etc. are also beneficial to the recovery of neurasthenia.
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