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Insomnia
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep. It may arise at various times in a persons life and most people will experience insomnia at some point in their life. Emotional turmoil such as after separation or loss of a loved one or the stress or everyday life may induce insomnia.
In traditional medicine, it may be caused by excess Heat, Deficiency, or Wind/Yin deficiency. Excess Heat causes a greater stimulation of the nervous system and may make the mind overactive causing sleeplessness. Deficiency of the Heart and Spleen may cause sleeplessness and in this case it will come with worry, fatigue and poor digestion. The Wind-natured person suffers insomnia due to a restless and erratic mind and its associated worrying nature.
Important Aids to Help Promote Good Sleep:
1. Exercise daily
2. Yoga, Tai Chi, Meditation
3. Avoid stimulants after midday and avoid sugar after dinner
4. Slow rhythmic breathing at bedtime helps induce relaxation and sleep.
5. Camomile tea or hot milk and honey before bed helps some people sleep.
6. If the mind is overactive, write down thoughts and worries before bed.
7. If not sleeping at night, still get up early and avoid sleeping during the day to induce a natural rhythm.
In traditional medicine, it may be caused by excess Heat, Deficiency, or Wind/Yin deficiency. Excess Heat causes a greater stimulation of the nervous system and may make the mind overactive causing sleeplessness. Deficiency of the Heart and Spleen may cause sleeplessness and in this case it will come with worry, fatigue and poor digestion. The Wind-natured person suffers insomnia due to a restless and erratic mind and its associated worrying nature.
Important Aids to Help Promote Good Sleep:
1. Exercise daily
2. Yoga, Tai Chi, Meditation
3. Avoid stimulants after midday and avoid sugar after dinner
4. Slow rhythmic breathing at bedtime helps induce relaxation and sleep.
5. Camomile tea or hot milk and honey before bed helps some people sleep.
6. If the mind is overactive, write down thoughts and worries before bed.
7. If not sleeping at night, still get up early and avoid sleeping during the day to induce a natural rhythm.
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Western Tradition
Simples
Special formulas to Induce Sleep
Potion to Procure Sleep Powder to Promote Sleep Confection to Promote Sleep Triangular Troches (Unani) Promote and induce Sleep 1. Lettuce seed mixed with Oil of Roses and applied to the forehead. 2. Beat Mandrake in Vinegar and apply to the face or pulses. Rose water Infusion of Camomile Cordial Decoction (Florentini) Cordial Decoction (French Pharmacopoeia) Syrup of Purslane seed (Mesue) Syrup of Poppy (Mesue) Syrup of Poppy Lesser (Mesue) Exhilarative Syrup (Laurent) Syrup of Chicory and Rhubarb (Nicholas) Confection of Aniseed Confection of Coriander Confection of Water Lilies Tincture of Balm Tincture of Camomile Wormwood Wine Vinegar of Rose Powder to Promote Sleep (Philon) Philonium Romanum (Galen) Diapapaver (Nicholas) Expert Troches of Mahomet Triphera Greater (Triphera Magnus) (Nicholas) Requies (Nicholas) Tincture Producing Sleep Laudanum Oil of Rose Oil of Orris Oil of Dill Oil of Poppy Oil of Mandrake Oil of Frogs Ointment of Poplar (Nicholas) Aloeswood Clear the Heart 8 Powder Nightmares Abbots Confect of Rose (Diarrhodon Abbatis) (Nicholas) Powder of Ambergris (Diambra) (Mesue) Hiera Pachi, or Hiera Archigenis |
TCM Classification
Insomnia Liver Heat / Liver Qi Stagnation with Heat
difficulty falling asleep because of thinking or worrying, insomnia, irritable, depression, headache, grinding teeth during sleep, dizziness, irregular menstruation, red tongue, tooth marks on the tongue. Heart Fire
insomnia, dreams a lot, restless, agitation, poor concentration, palpitations, thirst, desire for cold drinks, bitter taste, mouth ulcers, red complexion, red tongue tip. Blood Stasis
insomnia, irritability, anger, mood swings, low grade fever, fixed pain in the head or upper body, dry skin, purplish lips, tongue and nails, choppy pulse Yin Deficiency Heat
insomnia, sleeps restlessly, night sweats, agitation, palpitations, heat in the palms and soles, dry mouth, dizziness, tinnitus, forgetfulness, lower back ache.
Heart and Spleen Deficiency
insomnia, palpitations, anxiety, fear, worrying, forgetfulness, poor memory and concentration, fatigue, lethargy, poor appetite, abdominal distension after eating, pale complexion, low pulse. Kidney & Liver Yin Deficiency
insomnia, frequent waking, irritability, forgetfulness, dry mouth, thirst, night sweats, sore red eyes, blurred vision, dizziness, palpitations. |
Special Formulas
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A POTION FOR INSOMNIA
Syrup of Red Poppy 1 oz. Lettuce water 1 ½ oz. MIXTURE FOR INSOMNIA Conserve of Violet 3 oz. of Water Lily 2 oz. Laudanum 3 grains Diamargariton Frigidum ½ scruple PUGILLUS SOMNIFER Water Lily flowers Violet flowers 1 dram Mandrake root ½ dram Dill seed Rose 1 pugil Opium 1 scruple Wrap in red linen and hold in the hand. EMULSION FOR INSOMNIA White Poppy seed Melon seed Endive seed ½ oz. Form an emulsion, express; add 1 oz. of sugar. Mix and take. |
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