RUI Na, PAN Lu. AN Xiaoxian′s Experience in Treating Children Sleep Disorders with Guizhi and Longgu Muli Decoction (桂枝加龙骨牡蛎汤)[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2019, 60(24): 2086-2088.
RUI Na, PAN Lu. AN Xiaoxian′s Experience in Treating Children Sleep Disorders with Guizhi and Longgu Muli Decoction (桂枝加龙骨牡蛎汤)[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2019, 60(24): 2086-2088.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2019.24.005.
The clinical experience of AN Xiaoxian in treating children with sleep disorders was introduced. It is believed that the locations of sleep disorders are in the heart and liver. There is sufficiency in the heart and liver of children
and also in yang qi. Sleep disorder occurs when children contracted with external pathogens
inappropriate diet
adverse emotions transforming into fire
resulting the heart and liver′s yang floating outside
not submerge into yin
and disturb mind and spirits
Yang not accesing into yin. The treatment should be regulating yin and yang
with suppressing the liver
pacifying the heart and calming the mind. Clinically
Guizhi and Longgu Muli Decoction(桂枝加龙骨牡蛎汤) is often used for treatment.