Neurasthenia is a broad term that currently encompasses conditions such as some types of depression, anxiety disorders, tension headaches, insomnia, and indigestion. It refers to a state of mental excitability and mental fatigue that occurs due to long-term stress and pressure, often accompanied by emotional distress, sleep disturbances, and muscle tension pain. These symptoms cannot be attributed to brain, physical diseases, or other mental illnesses. The severity of symptoms fluctuates and is related to psychological and social factors, with a prolonged course.
Spleen and Heart Deficiency Type: Frequent awakenings from dreams, accompanied by palpitations, forgetfulness, dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue, and a dull complexion; the tongue is pale, the coating is white, and the pulse is thin and weak.
Heart and Gallbladder Qi Deficiency Type: Symptoms include palpitations and timidity, susceptibility to startle and fear, frequent nightmares and easy awakenings; the tongue is pale, the coating is thin, and the pulse is fine and taut.
Phlegm-Heat Disturbance Type: Disturbed sleep, irritability and restlessness, chest tightness and epigastric fullness, bitter taste in the mouth and excessive phlegm, dizziness and blurred vision; the tongue is red, the coating is yellow and greasy, and the pulse is slippery and rapid.
It is recommended to perform moxibustion once a day, targeting 2 to 3 acupoints each time, with each acupoint being treated for 30 to 40 minutes. Rotate the points treated, with a 10-day period constituting one course of treatment, and then rest for 2 to 3 days before continuing with the next course. (If time permits and there is a need, more acupoints can be treated with moxibustion. The specific duration should be adjusted according to one's own physical needs.)
Dietary therapy recipe: Longan and Red Date Porridge. 15 grams of longan, 5 to 10 red dates, 100 grams of millet, cooked together into porridge. It has the effects of calming the heart, nourishing the spirit, strengthening the spleen, and replenishing blood.