Why is it that the first half of the night is cold and the second half is hot?

People may feel cold in the first half of the night and hot in the second half when they sleep at night. This situation is very disturbing and has a great impact on sleep. Therefore, people need to understand the reasons in detail, and then actively take some effective measures to treat it to prevent more serious situations. Now let’s introduce in detail why it is cold in the first half of the night and hot in the second half of the night?

It may be caused by yang deficiency. At night, Yang should enter Yin, but due to Yang deficiency and Yin excess, Yang cannot enter Yin. The deficient Yang floats outside, causing heat, while Yin and cold excess inside, causing fear of cold. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is recommended.

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[Treatment policy]

The treatment principle is to invigorate Qi, warm Yang and dispel cold. We should also differentiate the organs and warm and nourish the Yang Qi of the heart, spleen and kidney respectively.

[Drug treatment]

1. The sudden loss of heart yang tends to lead to loss of yang. The treatment principle is to restrain sweat, suppress yang, strengthen the body and consolidate the loss. Main formula: Ginseng, Aconite and Longmu Decoction with added ingredients. 2. Treatment principles for sudden loss of heart yang: tonify Qi and strengthen the spleen, warm the middle and dispel cold, and consolidate the exterior. Main formula: Qifu decoction with added ingredients. If there is damage to the yin, with symptoms of red tongue and weak and rapid pulse, add polygonatum, asparagus cochinchinensis and pseudoginseng to nourish the yin and produce body fluid. 3. Treatment principle for kidney yang deficiency: warm and tonify kidney yang, replenish essence and stop nocturnal emission. Main party: Right returns to nine. For impotence, spermatorrhea, spermatorrhea, enuresis and infertility, add Epimedium, Cornus officinalis, Actinolite, calcined Dragon's Bone and Sea Dog Kidney; for metrorrhagia, uterine cold and infertility, add Epimedium, Astragalus, Dipsacus asper, roasted ginger charcoal, placenta and turtle shell. 4. For patients with shortness of breath, edema and oliguria due to yang deficiency, add Plantago seed, Imperata root, Leonurus japonicus and Achyranthes bidentata. If shortness of breath persists for a long time and worsens with movement, add ginseng, schisandra chinensis, psoralea corylifolia, epimedium, and walnut meat. 5. Treatment principle for liver yang deficiency and yin-blood deficiency: warm the liver and replenish the deficiency. Main prescription: Wen Yang Bu Gan Decoction with modifications. 6. Main prescription for liver and kidney yang deficiency: Shenqi Pills with added ingredients. If impotence is caused by cold and damp scrotum and cold lower limbs, add deer antler and dodder seed. If liver yang deficiency, cold semen and cold kidneys, add schisandra chinensis, raspberry, dodder seed and wolfberry.

[Prognosis]

With proper treatment, the prognosis is generally good.

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[Consulting Department]

Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine

[Daily Care]

Pay attention to keeping warm, especially the back, lower abdomen, waist, feet and legs. Stay away from air conditioning and choose gentle exercise, preferably outdoors in the sun. Don't stay up late, and don't choose activities or work that are too exciting, stimulating, or ostentatious. Listen to more relaxing and lively music.

[Dietary adjustment]

Eat more warm and nourishing foods: lamb, leek, shrimp, longan, peanuts, carrots, yam, beef, Pu'er, black tea, peaches, black beans, fennel, chrysanthemum, sea bass, lamb kidney, squid, water chestnut, goat milk, cheese, grass carp, etc. Avoid cold food.