6 Chinese medicine diet therapies to help you get rid of insomnia!

Many people are stressed out by the pressure of society and life. Over time, this can lead to increasingly severe insomnia, and they will need sleeping pills to fall asleep, which is very bad for the body. So what are the methods to treat insomnia? Diet therapy is a good way. Below we will introduce to you what to eat for insomnia, which is also recommended by experts.

Lotus seeds : Boiled lotus seeds in sugar water before bedtime can help you sleep better.

Lotus seeds have a fragrant and delicious taste, and have the effects of nourishing the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and calming the mind. In recent years, biologists have confirmed through repeated experiments that ingredients such as nelumboside and aromatic glycosides contained in lotus seeds have a sedative effect. After consumption, they can promote the pancreas to secrete insulin, thereby increasing the supply of serotonin. Serotonin is an important component that determines the quality of human sleep, so it can make people fall asleep. Taking lotus seeds boiled in sugar water before going to bed every night will have a good sleeping effect. Or take 250 grams of lean pork slices and 50 grams of lotus seeds, add water and simmer until cooked, then season and serve. Suitable for people suffering from insomnia, shortness of breath and fatigue.

lily

Cook until the porridge is ready, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, take once in the morning and evening

Lily has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, clearing the heart and calming the mind. It is mostly used to treat long-term cough due to tuberculosis, cough with blood in sputum, residual heat after fever, restlessness, palpitations, confusion, and edema due to athlete's foot. "Bencao Gangmu" says that it "calms the mind, settles the courage, and improves the will."

Therapeutic applications have shown that lily has a good effect on palpitations, insomnia and nightmares caused by neurosis and menopausal syndrome. Lily contains a small amount of starch, fat, protein and trace amounts of alkali, and is a strong and nourishing food and medicine for treating neurasthenia in the elderly. Take 30 grams of lily, soak it in clean water for half a day to remove the bitterness, then add 100 grams of rice and appropriate amount of water and cook until porridge is formed, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, and take it once in the morning and evening.

Jujube

If you feel insomnia or nervousness, take 30 to 60 grams per night

Jujubes have a sweet taste and have the effect of replenishing blood. They are the favorite of many girls. In addition, dates also contain sugars, proteins, vitamin C, organic acids, mucus, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc., which have the effects of replenishing the spleen and calming the nerves. If you feel insomnia or nervous, try using 30 to 60 grams of jujube every night, adding appropriate amount of water to cook, or cook it with lilies into porridge. I believe that both can help you fall asleep.

Longan

For deficiency of heart and spleen, insomnia and dreaminess, you can eat longan, peanut and fish head soup

Longan is sweet and warm in nature and non-toxic. Longan meat nourishes the heart and spleen, nourishes blood and calms the mind. It can treat insomnia, forgetfulness, nervousness, etc. "Guipi Pills", a traditional Chinese medicine prescription for treating heart and spleen deficiency and insomnia, contains longan pulp. For dietary therapy, you can make longan meat, peanuts and fish head soup.

Take 700 grams of grass carp head, 30 grams of peanuts, 20 grams of longan meat, 12 red dates, and appropriate amounts of water and ginger slices. Wash the peanuts and soak them for 1 hour; wash the red dates and longan meat and blanch them; heat the oil in a pan, add the ginger slices and fish head, and fry until both sides are slightly yellow; pour in boiling water and cook over high heat for 5 minutes; pour all the ingredients except the peanuts into the soup pot, cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn off the heat; pour the whole pot into an electric stew pot, add the soaked peanuts, cover the pot, and cook over high heat; stew for about 2.5 hours and then serve.

Walnut

Add black sesame to treat neurasthenia, forgetfulness and insomnia

Walnuts are sweet and warm in nature. They are a very good nourishing food that can treat neurasthenia, forgetfulness, insomnia and nightmares. Take 50 grams each of walnut kernels and black sesame seeds, fry them until cooked, grind them into powder, add 15 grams of white sugar and mix well. Take once a day, about 10 grams each time. Suitable for people suffering from palpitations, insomnia and buzzing in the head.

Royal Jelly

Can effectively regulate the human nervous system and eliminate sleep disorders

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that royal jelly is neutral in nature and tastes sweet and sour. Enters the spleen, liver and kidney meridians. Royal jelly is rich in amino acids. Many of them are neurotransmitters that can inhibit or excite brain cells, effectively regulate the balance of the human nervous system, quickly eliminate sleep disorders, and enable the brain to achieve a combination of work and rest. When the brain needs rest, it can inhibit the activity of brain cells, making it enter a hypnotic state, and making the sleep deep and relaxing, which is conducive to relieving fatigue more quickly; when the brain needs to work, due to the high-quality sleep, it can quickly enter high-quality operation in all aspects, enhance memory and improve work efficiency.