Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

the Ethereal Soul in Liver patterns.

• G.B.-15 is used instead of G.B.-13 if the Mind is very overactive and the person cannot
  stop thinking obsessively.


• BL-47 roots the Ethereal Soul into Liver-Yin at night, thus promoting sleep.


• BL-62 (reduced), BL-1 (even) and KI-6 (in combination) harmonize the flow of the Yin
  and Yang Heel Vessels to the eyes and promote sleep. The Yin Heel Vessel carries
  Yin-Qi and the Yang Heel Vessel Yang-Qi, to the eyes. If Yang is in Excess, Yang-Qi
  cannot flow back into the Yin at night, the eyes stay open at night and insomnia results.
  The opposite would cause somnolence. The "Spiritual Axis" in chapter 21 says: "The Yin
  and Yang of the Yin and Yang Heel Vessels interconnect: Yang enters Yin and Yin exits
  towards Yang and the two meet at the corner of the eyes. When Yang-Qi is in Excess the
  eyes stay open; when Yin-Qi is in Excess, they stay closed".44(321)

These points may be used for any of the other Full types of insomnia.

Herbal Treatment

Prescription

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Variation
(Gentiana Draining the Liver Decoction)

Long Dan Cao Radix Gentianae scabrae 6 g

Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis 9 g

Shan Zhi Zi Fructus Gardeniae jasminoidis 9 g

Ze Xie Rhizoma Alismae orientalis 9 g

Mu Tong Caulis Akebiae 9 g

Che Qian Zi Semen Plantaginis 9 g

Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 12 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 9 g

Chai Hu Radix Bupleuri 9 g

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 3 g

Zhen Zhu Mu Concha margaritiferae 15 g

Suan Zao Ren Semen Ziziphi spinosae 6 g

Explanation

• Long Dan Cao is the emperor herb to drain Liver-Fire.