Cheng Menxue's Treatment of Insomnia—April 29, 1997

Cheng Menxue's Treatment of Insomnia—April 29, 1997

Mr. Cheng most often uses Modified Wen Dan Tang (Pinellia ternata, Citrus reticulata peel, Poria cocos, Licorice, Citrus aurantium, Bamboo juice, Polygala tenuifolia, Jujube seeds, Acorus calamus, Plantago major, Buddha's hand, Sand shell, Coptis chinensis, Cinnamomum cassia, Wheat, Japonica rice, Mother-of-pearl, Albizia bark) to treat insomnia. There is also a case of long-term insomnia that Mr. Cheng cured with Fu Shen, Polygala tenuifolia, fried Sand kernel, Scutellaria baicalensis, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Lotus seed heart, Donkey-hide gelatin, Paeonia lactiflora, Mother-of-pearl, Wheat, and He Shou Wu vine, three doses cured the patient. Previously, I remembered a formula: Prunella vulgaris, Ligustrum lucidum, Eclipta prostrata, Paeonia lactiflora, Licorice, Fu Shen, Scutellaria baicalensis, Pinellia ternata, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Polygala tenuifolia, Jujube seeds. This formula also contains Fu Shen, Polygala tenuifolia, Jujube seeds, Scutellaria baicalensis, Pinellia ternata, Raw Dragon Bone, Oyster, Mother-of-pearl, etc., which are indispensable medicines.