Upset, irritability, and insomnia? I heard that these two acupuncture points are very suitable for menopausal women!
▲The expert in this article: Zhang Zhongde, a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Guangdong Province, chief physician of the Department of Internal Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine, professor, doctoral supervisor, has been practicing medicine for 30 years, and is good at treating various common and difficult diseases of the acute and chronic respiratory system, especially in the traditional Chinese medicine treatment of chronic cough, stubborn cough and asthma.
Medical case: 52-year-old Ms. Guan has been suffering from insomnia for 4 years
The lady is the middle-level backbone of the company, and she usually works vigorously and resolutely, and her temperament is a little impatient. The 52-year-old has been haunted by insomnia since she couldn't sleep after finishing work in the early hours of the morning four years ago, often keeping her eyes open until dawn.
As a result, Ms. Kwan saw many doctors, and eventually had to take sleeping pills to fall asleep at two or three in the morning. However, as time went by, Ms. Guan's spirit became worse and worse, her body became weak, her mouth was dry and bitter, and she had no appetite for anything. And I often feel flustered and tight, and my courage has become smaller, and I am particularly easily frightened, and I can't accept a louder voice. Sometimes I feel very depressed, and I can't wait to scream a few times to soothe it. Seeing that Ms. Guan's condition is getting worse day by day, the family is as anxious as ants on a hot pot. By chance, Ms. Guan's family saw Professor Zhang Dezhong from Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine publishing a successful case of treating insomnia in the Yangcheng Evening News, and hurriedly brought her to the outpatient clinic for treatment.
Professor Zhang said that there is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that "anger hurts the liver", and modern people have a fast pace of life, high work pressure, and a quick temper, and it is easy to have liver qi stagnation. After a long time, the liver will not only invade the spleen and stomach, reduce the function of the spleen and stomach, and cause symptoms of poor appetite, fatigue and fatigue, but also deplete the heart, leading to symptoms such as panic and timidity. Ms. Guan's insomnia problem lies in the liver and spleen, the liver qi is stagnant, and at the same time, the spleen and stomach are weak, and the mind is not nourished.
Therefore, the treatment is mainly to soothe the liver and strengthen the spleen, nourish the heart and calm the nerves. After three weeks of medication, Ms. Guan finally felt much more comfortable and less timid and frightened. What's more, she was finally free from her dependence on sleeping pills and was able to sleep peacefully.
Smooth feelings, rubbing Taichong, foot crying to help sleep
Women should participate in various activities, such as old classmates' reunions, chat with family and friends, and don't hide everything in the depths of their hearts. On the other hand, family members should also know how to care more about menopausal women like Ms. Guan, be more understanding, considerate, caring, and encouraged, and complain less.
You can try to rub the Taichong acupoint and cry before going to bed, which can clear the heart and liver fire, so as to have the effect of assisting sleep. Usually use the thumb of both hands to rub the fingertips or middle fingers of the two acupuncture points, 100-150 times, to the degree of soreness.
Foot crying: The acupoint is located on the outside of the dorsum of the foot, and the fourth toe and the metatarsal of the little toe are interspersed.
Taichong acupoint: located on the dorsal side of the foot, as the posterior depression of the first metatarsal space.
Professor Zhang's health medicine cancellary
Lotus seed and white peony porridge
Ingredients: 50 grams of lotus seed meat with belt heart, 20 grams of longan meat, 10 grams of white peony, 250 grams of japonica rice, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Efficacy: Drain the liver and spleen, nourish the heart and kidneys, calm the nerves and strengthen the essence.
Cooking method: Remove the white peony and lotus seed meat and grind it into powder, and mix it into a paste with cold water. Put it in a pot with longan meat and japonica rice, add an appropriate amount of water, change to a simmer for about 30 minutes after boiling, cook it into a thin porridge, and add an appropriate amount of rock sugar to taste.