Application of "disharmony of stomach leads to insomnia" theory in acupuncture treatment for insomnia.
- Author:
Wen-Li WANG
;
Jian-Wu LIU
;
Li-Guo CHEN
;
Chen-Guang WANG
;
Yan-Hong ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
history;
China;
History, Ancient;
Humans;
Medicine in Literature;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders;
physiopathology;
therapy;
Stomach;
physiopathology
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2014;34(12):1228-1230
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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.
