Insomnia (bu mei): Chinese Medicine Cases
2 related cases
📖 Doctor Miao Xiyong (缪希雍) Case
Two Months Without Sleep, Unable to Eat, Wasting Away? Doctor Miao Xiyong's Case of Yin-Deficiency Insomnia: Large-Dose Ginseng to Tonify Qi and Settle the Spirit
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Suan zao ren (sour jujube seed)
📖 Doctor Zhang Xichun (张锡纯) CaseCan't Sleep All Night and Sleeping Pills Don't Work? Doctor Zhang Xichun Cures Insomnia by Strengthening the Spleen and Stomach
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw Huai Chinese yam — strengthens the spleen and stomach, the lead herb), Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite — heavy, sends the qi downward)