Professor Chen Xuezhong's Experience in Treating Insomnia through"Opening the Xuanfu"
Professor Chen Xuezhong is a renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)doctor in Sichuan Province,spe-cializing in insomnia using TCM.He believes that the pathogenic location of insomnia is in the heart,and it is closely connected to other organs and meridians through the Xuanfu.Xuanfu is in everywhere.The stagnation of Shaoyang,disharmony between camp and defense,and blood stasis and qi stagnation can all lead to Xuanfu blockage,and can affect the circulation of qi,blood,and body fluids,cause the heart deficiency,and disharmony between yin and yang.All of these above will result in insomnia.Professor Chen proposed a treatment for insomnia by two principals:"relieving qi stagnation and regulating camp and defense,o-pening the Xuanfu to ensure sleep"and"resolving blood stasis and promoting qi stagnation,opening the Xuanfu to ensure sleep".He established three Chailong series of formulas and insomnia mixtures from the perspective of"opening the Xuanfu",and opened up new ideas for treatment of insomnia.