Experience summary of treating insomnia from the perspective of liver based on modem medical records
Objective To comprehensively summarize the experience in the treatment of insomnia based on the liver theory.Methods The relevant medical records of treating insomnia from the perspective of the liver collected in modern times were retrieved from China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Wanfang Data,related medical records,and academic journals,and they were then classified and compiled.The sorted contents were included and deleted through comparison,and the frequency,association rules and clustering were counted and analyzed by V3.0,a traditional Chinese medicine inheritance assistance platform software.After an expert argumentation,a set of experience summaries for treating insomnia based on the liver theory was formed.Results The liver was most closely related to insomnia among the zang-fu viscera.Herbs with the cold nature were dominantly used when treating insomnia from the perspective of the liver.While concerning tastes,herbs with the sweet taste occupied the first place.As for their actions,herbs for tonifying deficiency ranked first.Among the prescriptions for treating insomnia from the perspective of the liver,Xiaoyao Powder was used most frequently,and Chinese thorowax root maintained the highest frequency among the ingredients in the major prescriptions.Conclusion The liver is the pivot of qi and blood.If the qi and blood in the liver are not coordinated,or the liver qi fails to move freely to get depressed,or the excessive fire of the liver and gallbladder gets exuberant,all these conditions can cause one unable to sleep at night due to the failure of yang entering yin.Therefore,it can be concluded that the syndrome of insomnia can be treated by regulating the liver.Chinese thorowax root,as the main traditional Chinese medicine used for treating insomnia from the liver,can reconcile Shaoyang and treat the disease.
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