There are 8 reasons for insomnia. Come here to see which one is causing your insomnia.
1.Heart and spleen deficiency type
“Why do I wake up at 3 am and can’t go back to sleep?”
Cause: excessive thinking, mental fatigue, spleen damage, insufficient qi and blood, and lack of nourishment of the mind.
Direction of regulating physical constitution: nourish the heart and spleen, nourish blood and calm the mind.
Corresponding Traditional Natural Herbal formula: Ginseng Guipi Pills
Symptoms: difficulty falling asleep, frequent dreams and easy awakening, poor appetite, palpitations and forgetfulness, fatigue, pale complexion, white tongue coating with teeth marks
- Phlegm-heat disturbing the heart type
Cause: Phlegm-dampness accumulates inside the body, which turns into heat after a long period of stagnation, disturbing the mind.
- Symptoms: chest tightness and irritability, heavy head and dizziness, excessive phlegm, bitter mouth, sticky mouth, and yellow and greasy tongue coating.
- Direction of regulating physical constitution: Clear away heat and resolve phlegm, harmonize the middle and calm the mind.
Corresponding Traditional Natural Herbal formula: Ginseng Guipi Pills+BaiZiYangXinWan
3.Liver depression and fire type
“Why am I tired but can’t sleep?”
Cause: emotional distress, liver qi stagnation and fire, disturbing the mind.
- Symptoms: difficulty falling asleep, irritability, bitter mouth and dry throat, headache, red tongue with yellow fur, dizziness, yellow urine.
- Direction of regulating physical constitution: soothe the liver and purge fire, calm the mind and stabilize the spirit.
Corresponding Traditional Natural Herbal formula: Jieyu Anshen Granule. Xiegan Anshen Pills
4.Heart-kidney disharmony type
“Why does my body feel hot when trying to sleep?”
Cause: Kidney yin deficiency, hyperactivity of heart fire, disharmony of water and fire.
- Symptoms: heat in the palms, soles of feet, chest, restlessness, insomnia, dreaminess, soreness of waist and knees, hot flashes, night sweats, tinnitus and forgetfulness (common in menopause).
- Direction of regulating physical constitution: nourish yin and reduce fire, connect the heart and kidney.
Corresponding Traditional Natural Herbal formula: Tianwang Buxin Wan, Wuling Capsule
5.Blood stasis type
Why do I always have a headache and can’t sleep?
Cause: Long-term illness enters the collaterals, qi and blood stagnation, and the mind is not nourished
- Symptoms: Stubborn insomnia, stabbing headache, dark complexion, dark purple lips, ecchymosis on the tongue
Corresponding Traditional Natural Herbal formula: Xuefu Zhuyu Pills.
6.Heart and gallbladder qi deficiency type
How to stop waking up with anxiety at night?
Cause: timid, easily frightened, restless.
Typical symptoms:
- Shallow sleep, easy to wake up
- Timid, easily frightened, palpitations and shortness of breath
- Anxiety and suspicion when encountering things
Corresponding Traditional Natural Herbal formula:BaiZiYangXinWan +ZaorenAnshen granules
7.Stomach Qi Disharmony Type
- “Can silent reflux cause nighttime awakening?”
Cause: Improper diet, spleen and stomach disorders, “stomach disharmony leads to restless sleep”.
Typical symptoms:
- Insomnia with bloating and belching
- Indigestion, acid reflux
- Thick and greasy tongue coating
Corresponding Traditional Natural Herbal formula: YuejuBaoheWan (first eliminate food accumulation, then calm the mind)
Option3:Jieyu Anshen Granule+YuejuBaoheWan
8.Perimenopause insomnia remedies without hormones?
Difficulty falling asleep during perimenopause is often related to 1. Heart and spleen deficiency type, 3. Liver depression and fire type, and 4. Heart-kidney disharmony type.
Common complex syndromes**: For example, “liver depression and spleen deficiency” requires soothing the liver + strengthening the spleen (Xiaoyao Pills + Guipi Pills).
Please send us your symptoms via WhatsApp in the lower right corner or the contact page above. We will recommend the most suitable combination for you
2 Comments