Application of "disharmony of stomach leads to insomnia" theory in acupuncture treatment for insomnia / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 1228-1230, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
When looking back to the literature regarding insomnia, it is believed that "disharmony of stomach leads to insomnia" is an important mechanism for the attack of insomnia. This theory is widely accepted in clinical practices by ancient and modern acupuncturists, thus the method treating insomnia from the stomach is developed. But deeper research on its mechanism is still lacking. Through correlation between stomach meridian and heart meridian, spleen and stomach being the pivot of rise and decline of qi movement and yin-yang and being the pivot of five zang-viscera housing spirit, modern abdomen-brain theory and experimental research, the mechanism of treating insomnia from the stomach is discussed in this paper, so as to be better to guide clinical acupoint-selection and treatment.
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Database:
WPRIM
Traditional Medicines:
Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia
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Medicina_china
Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM:
Terapias_manuales
Main subject:
Stomach
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Therapeutics
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Acupuncture Therapy
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China
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History, Ancient
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History
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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Medicine in Literature
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2014
Type:
Article