View Cart Chinese Herbs for INSOMNIA and Chinese Medicine for ANXIETY Four Causes of Insomnia and Anxiety Chinese Herbs for Insomnia Herbal Consultation by E-Mail   Four Causes of Insomnia and Anxiety Now Available from BayTree Publications Dr. Shen's Handbook: A Patient's Guide to Chinese Medicine FREE SHIPPING $18.95   View Cart  1. Excess Heat from Constraint Disturbs the Spirit (Shen) The Spirit (Shen) resides in the Heart... When Heat gathers in the chest from emotional constraint, the Spirit is disturbed. You feel restless or you have a problem sleeping.  This is called Disturbed Shen. During times of stress or separation, the free-flow of energy is constrained in the chest. Just as circulation cools, constraint heats. This condition can cause difficulty falling or staying asleep. If you wake at night, you may feel warm. Best Herbs Try a combination of Free & Easy Pills to help circulate the energy of the chest, together with Good Sleep & Worry Free Pills to nourish and clear heat from the heart. Get plenty of upper body excercise. 2. Deficiency Heat Disturbs the Spirit (Shen) This kind of insomnia is also caused by heat.  However, this heat comes from a deficiency of cool (yin) rather than an excess of heat. This condition is very common during menopause.  People with deficienty types of insomnia tend to feel tired, even after sleeping OKl. Best Herbs Try combining Good Sleep & Worry Free Pills with Two Immortals Pill or Da Bu Yin Wan   3. Heart Blood Deficiency This insomnia has a nutritional root. The quality of the blood is poor because the diet is poor or the digestion is weak. The poor blood fails to properly nourish the Heart (Mind). If you have this insomnia, you may have more difficulty falling asleep, but once asleep you can sleep through the night. You may also have fatigue during the day or you may have a digestive complaint as well. Best Herbs Commonly used medicines for this type include Gui Pi Wan, Suan Zao Ren Tang   4. Disharmony Between Heart and Kidneys This type of deficiency insomnia is caused by exhaustion (Kidney Deficiency) leading to a disturbed Spirit (Shen). It can be marked by symptoms of vivid dreams or nightmares, heart palpitations fear or anxiety. Medicines used to treat this conditions may occasionally contain heavy metal substances to Anchor the Spirit. Best Herbs The most frequently used is Tian Wang Pu Hsin Tan.  Most brands available in the West do not contain significant metals. You can combine them with An Shen Bu Xin Wan or Cerebral Tonic Pills to treat this condition.   Good Sleep & Worry Free Pill (Shui De An) for Insomnia, Anxiety and Restlessness    150 tablets 700 mgs. - $26.95 View Cart HEALTHY BRAIN PILLS also known as: CEREBRAL TONIC PILLS - BU NAO WAN For insomnia or restlessness associated with dementia, poor concentration or memory. Nourishes the Heart and brain, calms the Spirit. 3 capsules / 3 times a day. 500 mgs, 100 Capsules $18.95   View Cart   ANMIEN PIEN A calming formula for insomnia and anxiety. 4 tablets 3 times a day. *G zizyphus seed, polygala, gardenia, poria, licorice, medicated leaven 60 TABS $7.95   View Cart ------------- ---4 bottles $27.95   View Cart   AN SHEN BU XIN WAN For disturbed shen marked by anxiety and insomnia View Cart 200 pills $7.95 View Cart 4 bottles $27.95 FREE & EASY PILL  also known as xiao yao , xiaoyao, hsiao yao, or shao yao wan                          Stress Happens      When under stress, qi (energy) tightens in your chest. This protective reaction is triggered by by events in our life or events in our memory. Dr. Shen's Free & Easy Pill reduces feelings of stress by helping to release tension in the chest. Based on a 900 year old formula, It uses bupleurum (chai hu) and other natural substances to relieve chest constraint and to promote the free flow of Qi in the chest. Other ways to release stress in the chest include breathing and yogic techniques, massage, forcefull crying, and upper body excercise. Expressive use of the hands stimulates the channels that nourish the chest, so that activities as varied as gardening, giving massage, swimming the breast stroke, and playing basketball can offer relief. 200 tablets, 750 mgs - $24.95 View Cart recommend this article Information on this site is provided for educational purposes and is not meant to substitute for the advice of your own physician or other medical professional.  Shen Herb Inc.makes no claims as to efficacy or safety of products appearing on this site. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. top of page