Internal Organs Disorder affecting Primary Insomnia in Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

Abstract

Insomnia is a problem that affects up to 30-40 percent of the Thai population. It is more common in women than in men by about 2:1, which puts them at risk of various serious diseases, including depression, increased risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, physical deterioration, reduced work efficiency, slower brain response, disrupted body function, and higher risk of dementia than the general population. Insomnia, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, is a condition in which patients often cannot fall asleep normally. The main symptoms are insufficient sleep time and sleep depth. In patients with mild symptoms, it is difficult to fall asleep, they snore while sleeping, they sleep inconsistently, or they wake up and cannot fall back asleep. In patients with severe symptoms, they cannot sleep all night. The mechanism of insomnia is: Yang is strong and Yin is deficient, Yin and Yang are not in harmony, causing Yang to be unable to enter Yin, or Yin is deficient, causing Yang to be unable to control at night. As a result, the Shen of heart is not calm, resulting in insomnia. This article takes a look at how insomnia occurred by not just from the heart organs, however can be caused by other internal organs as well such as heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. The objective of this review article is to present diagnosis insomnia patients by using Traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment of clinical insomnia.