Professor Yang Zhimin's Experience in Treating Insomnia of the"Union of Water with Heat"Type from the Perspective of Triple Energizer
Objective This paper summarized Professor Yang Zhimin's experience in treating insomnia of the"u-nion of water with heat"type from the perspective of triple energizer.Professor Yang Zhimin believes that doctors should start from triple energizer,attach importance to eliminating dampness with bland medicinal,releasing exterior,and relaxing bowels,and be cautious of the use of sedatives when treating insomnia of the"union of water with heat"type.In terms of treatment,the releasing exterior method is commonly used for the upper energizer,and the expelling water method is neces-sary for inward invasion of pathogenic heat and severe internal heat.The harmonizing method with Xiexin Decoction and the bland medicinal method are commonly used in the middle energizer.The commonly used methods for the lower energizer in-clude the relaxing bowels method with Chengqi Decoction or the method of nourishing yin,clearing heat,and promoting diu-resis after damage to yin.If the water and heat in triple energizer are cleared,and the yin and yang of nutrient and defen-sive aspects are restored,insomnia can be cured.