When the stomach is in disharmony, there is unquiet sleep

From The Inner Classic (内经 nèi jīng). When the stomach is in disharmony as observed in phlegm-fire harassing the upper body or spleen-stomach vacuity, there may be poor sleep or insomnia.

Medicinal therapy: Harmonize the stomach, transform dampness, and dispel phlegm. Use formulas such as Two Matured Ingredients Stomach-Calming Powder (二陈平胃散 èr chén píng wèi sǎn) plus acorus (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, 石菖蒲 shí chāng pú) and costazia bone/pumice (Costaziae Os/Pumex, 海浮石 hǎi fú shí), or plus gardenia (Gardeniae Fructus, 山栀子 shān zhī zǐ) and coptis (Coptidis Rhizoma, 黄连 huáng lián). If the stool is hard and bound, use Phlegm-Abducting Decoction (导痰汤 dǎo tán tāng); if there is stomach duct pain, use Phlegm-Rolling Pill (滚痰丸 gǔn tán wán).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on HT, SP, ST, and CV. Main points: 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), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng), and PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān).

Point selection according to cause: For phlegm-heat harassing the upper body, add LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ) and LI-11 (Pool at the Bend, 曲池 qū chí); needle with drainage. For spleen-stomach vacuity, add BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù) and BL-21 (Stomach Transport, 胃俞 wèi shù); needle with supplementation.

Point selection according to signs: For hard bound stool, add ST-37 (Upper Great Hollow, 上巨虚 shàng jù xū), SP-14 (Abdominal Bind, 腹结 fù jié), and LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ). For stomach duct pain, add LR-13 (Camphorwood Gate, 章门 zhāng mén), ST-34 (Beam Hill, 梁丘 liáng qiū), and SP-4 (Yellow Emperor, 公孙 gōng sūn).