YANG Jia,CAO Yu.Treatment of narcolepsy with the method of reconciling yin and yang[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,45(01):129-131.
YANG Jia,CAO Yu.Treatment of narcolepsy with the method of reconciling yin and yang[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,45(01):129-131. DOI: 10.16025/j.1674-1307.2026.01.023.
Treatment of narcolepsy with the method of reconciling yin and yang
Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, which seriously affects patients' work and daily life. Western medicine has certain limitations in its treatment. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), this condition falls under the categories of "somnolence" and "excessive sleep", with the core pathogenesis involving imbalance of
yin
,
yang
,
qi
, and blood in the viscera, characterized by
yang
deficiency and
yin
excess, and closely related to the heart, spleen, liver, and kidney. Clinical treatment emphasizes harmonizing
yin
and
yang
, with the general principle of warming
yang
, transforming
yin
, and regulating the viscera. Based on the changes of
yin
and
yang
in the organs, treatment focuses on calming the heart, awakening the spleen, soothing the liver, and warming the kidney, following the principle of syndrome differentiation. This paper explores the approach and methods for treating narcolepsy based on the theory of "reconciling
yin
and
yang
", illustrated with a clinical case, aiming to provide new ideas for its treatment.