[Smart use of essential oils] What to do with insomnia-who decides my sleep
November 26, 2020
[Smart use of essential oils] What to do with insomnia-who decides my sleep
Insomnia is a common symptom of modern people. In mild cases, poor sleep quality is difficult to fall asleep or easy to wake up from light sleep; in severe cases, it
is difficult to sleep at night, which seriously affects life and physical function. According to the Chinese medicine point of view, insomnia can be divided into
"deficiency of the heart and kidney", "deficiency of the heart and spleen", "stagnation of the liver" and "flaming heart", which can be treated with essential oils.
Types of insomnia
Heart-kidney disjoint type:
Difficulty in falling asleep, sleepless at night, dizziness, tinnitus, hot flashes, night sweats, forgetfulness, dreaminess, suppleness of the waist and knees, and
nocturnal emission in men.
Heart and spleen deficiency type:
The body is very tired but unable to sleep, excessive thinking, light sleep and dreaminess, heart palpitations, forgetfulness, dizziness, pale complexion and other
symptoms.
Liver depression transforming fire type:
It often occurs in late-sleeping and night-shift workers, with symptoms such as dry mouth, congested eyes, irritable temperament, irritability, and dizziness.
Heart-fire type:
Dreaminess, upset and insomnia, flushing, dry mouth, yellow urine, hard stool, red tongue, glossitis and other symptoms.
Dialectical oil
Heart-kidney disjoint type:
Yilan Yilan, rose, jasmine, orange blossom (general external use; sniffing method); cinnamon (external use of irritating essential oil).
Heart and spleen deficiency type:
Lavender, vetiver, sandalwood, ylang ylang, frankincense, petitgrain, marjoram (sniffing method; general external use).
Liver depression transforming fire type:
Mint, petitgrain, bergamot, Roman chamomile, rose, clary sage (sniffing method; general external use).
Heart-fire type:
Lavender, Roman chamomile permanent flower, bitter orange leaf (sniffing method; general external use).
usage
1. Use the essential oil according to the recommended method·Apply to the back of the ears, head, chest, bottom of the feet·Strengthen sniffing.
2. Massage the path of the heart meridian and pericardium meridian of the arm, especially the "shenmen", which helps calm the mind and sleep well.
Conditioning recommendations
Insomnia is the result of long-term emotional accumulation. To improve insomnia, you must start from adjusting the cause. Most of the people with insomnia have
impatient personality, high self-demand, or abnormal work and rest, which leads to disturbance of the biological clock and imbalance of melatonin in the brain. Once we
live against the laws of nature, the autonomic nervous system is easy to be out of balance. The best preventive method is not to accumulate the causes that cause the
disorder. When negative emotions come, relax appropriately. This happens to be the strength of essential oil therapy! Keep your routine of work and rest normal, Try to
avoid excessive intake of refreshing and stimulating drinks, such as caffeine, wine, tea, cigarettes, etc.
The phrase "upward exhaustion of mind and spirit, downward absorption of kidney essence" in Chinese medicine theory explains that long-term exhaustion of modern
people can also easily cause sexual dysfunction, menstrual disorders and infertility. Therefore, mental exhaustion and poor sleep quality It is the root cause of many
diseases.
Statement: All essential oils, hydrosols and other aromatic health knowledge shared by the platform are not equivalent to the doctor’s diagnosis plan. The platform
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