LI Chen,LIN Limei,GUO Haimei,et al.Treatment of Sleep Disorders During the Perimenopausal with Acupuncture and Medicinals[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2023,64(05):532-535.
LI Chen,LIN Limei,GUO Haimei,et al.Treatment of Sleep Disorders During the Perimenopausal with Acupuncture and Medicinals[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2023,64(05):532-535.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.05.018.
Treatment of Sleep Disorders During the Perimenopausal with Acupuncture and Medicinals
The basic pathogenesis of sleep disorder during the perimenopausal is liver constraint and kidney deficiency, and disharmony of the
chong
(冲) and
ren
(任)
maI.
The combination of acupuncture and medicinals has advantages in treating this disease. Chinese medicinals are mainly used to regulate the liver and the kidney; Chaihu (
Radix Bupleuri
) and Baishao (
Radix Paeoniae Alba
) are usually used to unblock liver
qi
and nourish the liver blood, while Shudihuang (
Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata
), Tusizi (
Semen Cuscutae
), Sangshen (
Fructus Mori
), and Gouqizi (
Fructus Lycii
) can nourish kidney yin and clam ministerial fire. Acupuncture is mainly used to harmonize
chong
and
ren mai,
by
stimulating the abdominal acupoints directly, or through stimulation on
Taichong
(LV 3) and
Taixi
(KI 3) to provoke
qi
of the liver and kidney channels and promote the
qi
transformation function of the liver and kidney, thereby strengthening the effect of Chinese medicinals.
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