Heart blood vacuity sleeplessness

Internal damage sleeplessness resulting from wear on heart blood by excessive thinking. Heart blood vacuity insomnia is characterized by awakening with fright during the night and is associated with vexing heat in the five hearts, dry mouth and tongue, and rapid fine pulse.

Medicinal therapy: Use formulas such as Celestial Emperor Heart-Supplementing Elixir (天王补心丹 tiān wáng bǔ xīn dān).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on HT, back transport points, and the three yīn channels of the foot. Select Alert Spirit Quartet (四神聪 sì shén cōng), HT-7 (Spirit Gate, 神门 shén mén), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), BL-15 (Heart Transport, 心俞 xīn shù), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-17 (Diaphragm Transport, 膈俞 gé shù), and LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng). Needle with supplementation.

See sleeplessness.