Research On The Application Of The Theory Of "liver Stores The Soul" In The Prevention And Treatment Of Insomnia

Objective: The purpose of this paper is to comb the origin and development of the theory of “Liver-stored soul”in ancient books and documents of Chinese medicine,to discuss the specific relation between “Liver-stored soul”and the onset of insomnia,and to apply the theory of liver-stored soul to guide the prevention and treatment of insomnia,it is hoped that it will be beneficial to the use of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of insomnia.Methods: By using the method of literature reading and sorting,this paper comprehensively analyzes the ancient and modern literature related to “Liver-storing soul”and “Insomnia”,excavates the origin and connotation of “Liver-storing soul”theory,and concludes the correlation between “Liver-storing soul”and the pathogenesis of insomnia,the application of this theory in the prevention and treatment of insomnia was summarized.Results:(1)the theory of “The liver hides the soul”originated from “The Huangdi Neijing”(hereinafter referred to as “The canon of internal medicine”).During the pre-qin and Han dynasties,doctors believed that the soul was the external expression of the function of blood and Qi,and the existence of deification,in the song and Ming dynasties,doctors regarded the soul as a rising qi in the liver and classified the soul as the liver qi.In the Qing dynasty,doctors classified the soul as the liver yang,the god of half rising,modern scholars define the soul as a spiritual activity that follows the spirit.(2)The general pathogenesis of insomnia in TCM originates from the internal classic-imbalance of yin and yang,disharmony between Ying and Wei,imbalance of zang-fu organs,and the movement of the liver-soul is closely related to the in-out of yin and yang,operation of Ying and Wei,function of zang-fu organs.Conclusion: The movement of the liver soul is closely related to the onset of insomnia.The theory of“Liver hides the soul”has been widely used in the prevention and treatment of insomnia and psychologic diseases.The fluctuation of bad mood is becoming the main reason of insomnia.Insomnia caused by emotional disorder can be treated by liver syndrome differentiation.If you have insomnia,you should pay attention to regulating qi,blood,liver,soul,heart,liver and soul,and treat insomnia with differentiation and treatment.