Heart qì vacuity sleeplessness

An internal damage sleeplessness pattern attributed to heart qì vacuity and the heart spirit failing to contain itself and characterized by unquiet sleep, sudden waking from sleep, heart palpitation, lassitude of spirit and lack of strength, desire for heat and aversion to cold, and a forceless pulse that may be slow.

Medicinal therapy: Boost qì and nourish the heart using formulas like Ginseng Provisioning-Nourishing Decoction (人参养荣汤 rén shēn yǎng róng tāng) and Spleen-Returning Decoction (归脾汤 guī pí tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on HT and back transport points. 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), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), and CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi). Needle with supplementation.

See sleeplessness.