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International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine, 2023, 5(7); doi: 10.25236/IJFM.2023.050713.

Research on the Mechanism of Treating Insomnia with Wendan Decoction from the Theory of Circular Motion

Author(s)

Luyao Di1, Liyun He2, Desheng Liu3

Corresponding Author:
Liyun He
Affiliation(s)

1Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, 712046, Shaanxi, China

2Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China

3Outpatient Department, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230031, Anhui, China

Abstract

Pediatric spastic cerebral paralysis is a common type of pediatric cerebral palsy, and its clinical manifestations Abstract: According to ancient Chinese philosophy, both man and nature follow common laws. The natural qi in accordance with the law of "spring grows and summer grows, autumn harvests and winter accumulates" cycle movement, the human qi is also in the rise and fall of the circular movement. The circular movement of the human body is based on the spleen and stomach as the central axis, the spleen rises from the left, drives the liver to rise from the left, the stomach falls from the right, drives the lung to fall from the right. When the circular movement is out of balance, the human body may appear symptoms, and the idea of treatment at this time is to make the circular movement "circle". The mechanism of Wendan decoction treating insomnia can also be explored by the theory of circular motion. Clinically, there are many medical cases of treating insomnia with Wendan Decoction. In order to deeply understand the principle of prescription, this paper discusses the mechanism of treating insomnia with Wendan Decoction from Peng Ziyi's circular motion theory.

Keywords

Circular Movement, Insomnia, Wendan Decoction

Cite This Paper

Luyao Di, Liyun He, Desheng Liu. Research on the Mechanism of Treating Insomnia with Wendan Decoction from the Theory of Circular Motion. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 7: 81-86. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2023.050713.

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