Why do more people suffer from insomnia in autumn? If you want to sleep well, nourishing the liver and detoxifying is the key

Insomnia in spring is caused by liver disease; insomnia in autumn is mostly caused by heart disease. The high temperature in summer depletes the heart's energy, and in autumn, it turns into fatigue. The "Inner Canon of Medicine" says: "In October, the yang energy of all things is damaged." Damage to the heart yang causes restlessness, insomnia, and difficulty falling asleep. Therefore, people who suffer from insomnia should learn the lesson of nourishing the heart in the autumn.

The main cause of insomnia is the heart

As the National Day approaches, the veteran pharmacists at time-honored Chinese medicine shops are aware that at this time of year, more and more people come to their shops to look for wild Ganoderma lucidum. Why? Because they don’t sleep well.

Why do more people suffer from insomnia in autumn? Experts explain that common insomnia involves the functions of the five internal organs: heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. If a person is very irritable and wakes up from sleep at night, it is mainly related to liver qi discomfort and excessive liver fire. Some people dream as soon as they fall asleep, and after a night's sleep, they still feel not so energetic when they wake up the next day. This is mainly related to the heart. Old people cannot sleep well, mainly because of kidney deficiency. Abdominal bloating and chest tightness make it uncomfortable to sleep, which is related to the spleen and stomach. If you have a cold or catch a chill and cannot sleep, it is mainly due to lung heat.

Insomnia is always caused by restlessness, and restlessness is caused by liver blood deficiency caused by spleen deficiency. All kinds of sleep problems are mostly caused by patients with both heart and spleen deficiency.

Insomnia can lead to deficiency of the five internal organs: heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. The most common deficiency is deficiency of both the heart and spleen, and the main cause is still in the heart. The temperature in summer is high, the heart yang is over-consumed, and the spleen and stomach are not in good condition in summer, so it is easy to suffer from insomnia and nightmares in autumn. Because the heart contains the spirit, there is a "little man" living in the heart, whose name is "God". When the "God" needs to eat, who provides it? After eating, the spleen and stomach function to provide a kind of food called "qi and blood". If the spleen and stomach function poorly, the "qi and blood" supplied to the heart "spirit" will be insufficient, which is qi and blood deficiency. If the “spirit” is not well fed, it will become restless, suffer from insomnia and nightmares. If there is insufficient blood, the brain will lose nutrition and you will become dizzy and forgetful; if there is insufficient blood in the heart, your complexion will be ugly and your lips and tongue will look pale; if there is insufficient blood, the peristalsis of the large intestine will decrease and there will be a lack of lubrication, causing constipation.

Insomnia and poor spleen and stomach, to put it bluntly, mean poor eating and sleeping, which directly damage the immune function. The number of immune cells responsible for public security is insufficient, the combat effectiveness is poor, and the city gates are lost. It is like leaving the door of your house open when you sleep at night, and a big tiger can come in at any time. Cancer patients and post-operative patients have poor immunity. After receiving a white blood cell-raising injection, their white blood cell count goes up rapidly, but they still feel weak and have many dreams. This is because these white blood cells are immature and were “conscripted”. Following insomnia are the "big tigers": tumors, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, diabetes, various immune system diseases such as liver disease, various skin diseases, premature aging, and allergies; there are also many "flies" following behind: toothache, oral ulcers, back pain, colds and other minor ailments.

In a word, after a summer, people are tired.

Treating insomnia is like singing a lullaby

People who have poor sleep have weak internal organs, and "the weak cannot be nourished." If you take strong tonic foods but your sleep does not improve, you need to find a milder medicine.

When adults coax children to sleep, the lullaby they sing is always very gentle. Medicines for regulating sleep should also be "lullabies", and the milder the better. Among traditional Chinese medicines, there are more strong-tasting ones and fewer light-tasting ones; there are more medicines that clear away heat and detoxify and fewer medicines that calm the mind and soothe the nerves. When it comes to medicines that calm the mind and soothe the nerves, wild Ganoderma lucidum plays a leading role. The wild Ganoderma lucidum soup is boiled and poured into a glass. The color of the medicine is lighter than that of Coke. It is very mild and moistens things silently, using a clever effect.

Traditional Chinese medicine has the idea of ​​"like cures like", which makes sense. Insomnia is related to emotions. The liver governs emotions, and wild Ganoderma lucidum looks like the liver, so it can complement the liver.

An old pharmacist said that insomnia is the most harmful to the liver. The gallbladder meridian opens at 11 o'clock in the evening. If you can't sleep at this time, it will hurt your gallbladder qi. Once your gallbladder qi is weak, the functions of your internal organs throughout the body will decline. If you don’t sleep well between 1am and 3am, your liver will not be able to eliminate toxins and produce fresh blood, and your face will appear blue. Therefore, to treat insomnia, you need to nourish your liver. Taking care of the liver is like raising a daughter. Only by regulating your sleep can you take good care of it. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine says that "when a person lies down, blood returns to the liver." The blood flow entering the liver during sleep is 7 times that of when standing. The increase in blood flow through the liver helps to enhance the function of liver cells and improve detoxification capabilities.

To sleep well, nourishing the liver and detoxifying is the key

People with liver disease know that when the disease attacks, people can’t sleep.

Why are we full of energy during the day? It is because there are hormones in the blood called catecholamines and endorphins that are responsible for daytime excitement. These hormones should be excreted from the body before going to bed at night so that you can fall asleep. However, due to weak spleen and stomach functions, the food eaten cannot produce enough qi and blood, the heart cannot get enough blood, and the "god" residing in the heart is hungry and restless; and the liver stores blood, and when the liver blood is deficient, the liver does not have more energy to clear out unnecessary catechins and endorphins from the blood, so the brain is always excited.

Why can wild Ganoderma lucidum make people fall asleep? Because wild Ganoderma lucidum is an expert in detoxification that nourishes the liver and kidneys, and can help the liver and kidneys eliminate excitatory hormones in the body.

A citizen went to a southwestern province for a trip and bought some local Ganoderma lucidum. After eating it, his stool turned black and he suffered from gastric bleeding. He warned the public: "You can't eat wild Ganoderma lucidum randomly, because different Ganoderma lucidum have different properties and flavors. It takes an experienced pharmacist to check and match them for you to ensure safety. Another thing is quality. Wild Ganoderma lucidum that is too small is immature and has poor effects. Large Ganoderma lucidum has grown for a long time and is mature, with strong medicinal properties. The bigger the better."