[ZHANG Wei-hua's clinical experience of Zhenjing Anshen method in treatment of insomnia].
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
; 43(7): 809-12, 2023 Jul 12.
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in Zh
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| ID: mdl-37429661
ABSTRACT
The paper summarizes professor ZHANG Wei-hua's clinical experience in treatment of insomnia with Zhenjing Anshen (calming-down the spirit) method. It is believed that insomnia results from the unstable spirit in pathogenesis of TCM. The basic therapeutic principle is regulating the spirit, in which, stabilizing the primary spirit and tranquilizing the heart spirit are emphasized. Main acupoints are Baihui (GV 20), Sishencong (EX-HN 1) and Yintang (GV 24+) to stabilize the primary spirit, located on the head; and Shenmen (HT 7) located on the wrist to calm-down the heart spirit, as well as Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Yongquan (KI 1) in the lower extremities to benefit yin and balance yang, and then to house the spirit eventually. The needles are inserted in different depths and to various directions. The external application of herbal plaster is combined at Yongquan (KI 1) and the supplementary acupoints are selected in terms of syndrome differentiation. This therapy is simple in acupoint selection and very effective in treatment of insomnia.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu
Journal subject:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article