Where should I scrape for insomnia

Insomnia is a rather troublesome thing and is also a common phenomenon in life. In mild cases, it can cause difficulty in falling asleep and waking up easily during sleep. In severe cases, it can cause palpitations, headaches and dizziness. Insomnia is mainly caused by organ dysfunction and deficiency of Qi and blood. If you want to improve it, you can do so through scraping. Scraping can dredge the meridians, promote blood circulation, improve internal organs, and achieve the effect of alleviating insomnia.

Insomnia etiology and pathogenesis

1. Injury caused by emotions: due to frustrated emotions, liver qi stagnation, liver qi stagnation turns into fire, evil fire disturbs the mind, causing restlessness and insomnia, or due to excessive five emotions, burning heart fire, disturbed mind and insomnia; or due to excessive thinking that damages the heart and spleen, secretly depletes heart blood, causes the mind to be restless, spleen deficiency causes lack of source of metabolism, deficiency of blood and insomnia, inability to nourish the mind and insomnia.

2. Improper diet: old food stagnates, the spleen and stomach are damaged, phlegm and heat are generated, which are blocked in the middle, the stomach qi is out of harmony, the yang qi floats to the outside and makes sleeping restless.

3. Old age after illness: Long-term illness leads to blood deficiency, blood loss after childbirth, and lack of blood in old age, which causes insufficient blood in the heart, loss of nourishment to the heart, restlessness and insomnia.

4. Insufficient constitution, guilty conscience and timidity: due to the deficiency of Yin in the body and excessive sexual intercourse, the Yin of the kidney is damaged and cannot be supplied to the heart, water and fire are not in harmony, the fire of the heart is hyperactive, or the Yin of the liver and kidney is deficient, the Yang of the liver is hyperactive, the fire is strong and the spirit is agitated, the heart and kidney lose communication and the mind is restless.

Symptoms of Insomnia

The main characteristics of this disease are difficulty in falling asleep, easy waking up after sleeping, and insomnia after waking up. Different types of diseases have different concurrent symptoms. The heart and spleen deficiency type is accompanied by palpitations, forgetfulness, fatigue, dizziness, and loss of appetite; the liver depression and fire transformation type is often accompanied by irritability, red eyes and bitter taste in the mouth; the kidney yin deficiency type, in addition to the main symptoms, may also show restlessness, dizziness, tinnitus, and soreness of the waist and knees.

Gua Sha Therapy for Insomnia Caused by Liver Stagnation and Fire Transformation

Acupoints: Si Shencong, Xingjian, Zuqiaoyin, Fengchi, Shenmen. The order of scraping: first press and rub the Si Shencong points on the top of the head, then scrape the Fengchi point on the back of the head, then scrape the Shenmen point on the forearm, and finally scrape the back of the foot from Xingjian to Zuqiaoyin. Scraping method: purgative method. Meaning of the prescription: Si Shencong are local acupoints that can calm the mind and soothe the nerves; Xingjian calms the liver and reduces fire; Zuqiaoyin reduces gallbladder fire to relieve restlessness; Fengchi regulates the liver and gallbladder to relieve pain and dizziness; Shenmen calms the mind and soothes the nerves.

Gua Sha Therapy for Insomnia Caused by Deficiency of Heart and Spleen

Acupoints: Pishu, Xinshu, Shenmen, Sanyinjiao. The order of scraping: first scrape the back from Xinshu to Pishu, then scrape the forearm Shenmen, and finally scrape the lower limb Sanyinjiao. Scraping method: tonifying method. Formula meaning: Pishu and Sanyinjiao strengthen the spleen, replenish qi and nourish blood; Xinshu and Shenmen nourish the heart, calm the mind and relieve palpitations.

Scraping therapy for insomnia caused by kidney yin deficiency

Acupoints: Si Shencong, Fengchi, Taixi, Shenshu. The order of scraping: press and hold the Si Shencong points, then scrape the Fengchi point at the back of the head, then scrape the Beishu points on the back, and finally scrape the Taixi point. Scraping method: tonifying method. Meaning of the prescription: Si Shencong dredges local Qi and blood, Fengchi dispels wind, activates collaterals and relieves headaches and dizziness, Taixi nourishes yin and tonifies the kidney; Shenshu strengthens the kidney Qi and improves the hearing.