Treatment of Narcolepsy from the Perspective of Shaoyin Disease
10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202505573
- VernacularTitle:从少阴病论治发作性睡病
- Author:
Shihao QI
1
;
Qingyong HE
;
Xiaohan LI
;
Anqi LI
Author Information
1. 北京中医药大学,北京 100029;中国中医科学院广安门医院,北京 100053
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
narcolepsy;
excessive daytime sleepiness;
constant desire to sleep;
Shaoyin disease;
Mahuang Fuzi Gancao Decoction;
Mahuang Xixin Fuzi Decoction
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;32(12):165-169
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This article introduced clinical experience in treating narcolepsy from the perspective of Shaoyin disease.Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness,cataplexy and nocturnal sleep disturbances.The outline syndrome of Shaoyin disease with"constant desire to sleep"is highly similar to the manifestations of narcolepsy.Additionally,the core pathogenesis of narcolepsy involves Shaoyin heart-kidney yang deficiency,and the time when Shaoyin disease is about to be resolved coincides with the change time of narcolepsy.Based on the above,narcolepsy can be treated from Shaoyin disease.Mahuang Fuzi Gancao Decoction or Mahuang Xixin Fuzi Decoction can be selected to treat the disease.When treating clinical cases,it is necessary to adhere to the standards of original prescriptions:first,comply with the compatibility and dosage of the original prescriptions;second,Ephedrae Herba,Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata and Asari Radix et Rhizoma need to be decocted first without the lid and remove the foam;the third is to take medicine after breakfast and lunch to avoid affecting sleep at night.
