From The Liver, Insomnia

Insomnia is generally called "sleeplessness" . The disease is characterized by the patient usually being unable to get to normal sleep . Insomnia mainly belongs to neurosis and involutional syndrome . Now, I preliminarily summarize my teacher-Professor Ma' s theory and clinic experience about insomnia . Professor Ma thinks that the liver has very important function for our body. The chief physiological functions of the liver are as follows : (1) storing and regulating blood . (2) domination of the conducting and dispersing . Furthermore , the liver' s function in domination of the conducting and dispering , within its physiological activity is shown five aspects as follows :1) . regulating-the movement of qi ; 2) . promoting digestion and absorption ; 3) . regulating emotional activities ; 4) . promoting secretion of bile ; 5) . promoting the sexual function . At the same time, Professor Ma realizes that the liver' s important function is also manifested in its-relationship with heart , spleen , lung , and kidney . (1) the liver stores blood , the heart controls the circulation of blood ; (2) the relationship between the lung and the liver mainly manifests in ascending and descending of functional activity of qi ; (3) the liver stores blood , domination of the conducting and dispersing ; while the spleen has the function of transporting , distributing and transformingnutrients , and promoting water metabolism . (4) the liver stores blood , and the kidney stores the essence of life . If the liver' s function is impaired , the other viscera can be caused disorder . Professor Ma thinks that the functional disorder and derangement of viscera and bowels leads to the disorder of qi and blood which is the key to causing insomnia . Emotional activities are the main reason for insomnia . In the course of the pathology , firstly , the liver causes disorder , then other viscera such as heart , spleen , and kidney also causes disorder . The pathological state of the blood deficiency is the common feature for kinds of insomnia . The disorder function of liver is the "root" of the disease , and the appearance of the blood deficiency is the "branch" of the disease . Professor Ma says that the syndrome differentiation on liver is very important in the course of visceral syndrome differentiation and meridian syndrome differentiation . And he founds the distinguishing clinic principle of smoothing liver , promoting blood , and calming vitality . Professor Ma also founds his distinguishing prescription named "An Mian" prescription, and acupuncture therapy named "An Shen" . "An Mian" prescription consists of Corydalis ,Buplearum Root , Alisma Orientale , Concha Margaritifera Usta , Fleece Flower Stem , Wild or Sping Jujuba Seed , Liquorice . When he uses "An Shen" acupuncture therapy , he always selects five points such as Baihuipoint. , Sishenchong point , Taichong point. , Shenraen point , and Neiguan point , This theory and clinical therapy get very good effort on clinic .