Insomnia Liver-blood deficiency

Suan Zao Ren is sweet, sour and neutral, and enters the Heart and Liver meridians. It nourishes the blood of the Heart and Liver and improves sleep. It is very useful in formulas to treat restlessness and insomnia caused by blood deficiency. 

When the blood cannot support the head, dizziness and vertigo may present. If the blood is too weak to circulate, one will feel tingling of the limbs. When the blood fails to nourish skin, muscles and tendons, the skin becomes dry and itchy, muscles and tendons become stiff or numb, and patients may feel tired. Since normal menstruation is directly supported by blood, irregular menstruation and amenorrhea may occur in conditions of blood deficiency. If the blood is unable to nourish the Heart, the Heart-shen becomes rootless, and insomnia, palpitations, shortness of breath, restlessness and anxiety arise. If the Liver-blood is not able to support... 

Dang Gui and Bai Shao Yao are often used together to treat blood deficiency. Dang Gui can tonify the blood and promote blood circulation Bai Shao Yao can nourish the Yin and reduce heat. Although they do not have a direct function of calming the mind, they are effective in nourishing the blood of the liver. As they provide the residence of Heart-shen and Liver-hun, and can smooth the flow of Liver-Qi, they are often used to assist herbs that treat insomnia due to blood deficiency. 

This formula can nourish the blood and calm the mind. It is used for treating a chronic condition of palpitations, irritability, restlessness, insomnia, night sweats, dizziness, and dry mouth and throat. The tongue coating is dry and the pulse is thready and wiry. These symptoms and signs are caused by blood deficiency of the Heart and Liver and the Shen of the Heart and the Hun of the Liver are unable reside there firmly. 

In chronic insomnia, disorders of blood deficiency of the Heart and Liver and stagnation of the Qi and blood, as well as empty-heat, often exist in one syndrome. This small formula matches the pathological condition and can therefore bring an effective result in clinical practice. 

The persistent anxiety, palpitations and insomnia often occur without an obvious reason. These are mainly caused by blood and Yin deficiency of the Heart and Liver. 

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