LI Dong,MENG Peipei,LIANG Jia,et al.Treatment of insomnia with Shuangxia Decoction: YANG Weibin's clinical experience based on taking images for analogy[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,45(02):213-216.
LI Dong,MENG Peipei,LIANG Jia,et al.Treatment of insomnia with Shuangxia Decoction: YANG Weibin's clinical experience based on taking images for analogy[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,45(02):213-216. DOI: 10.16025/j.1674-1307.2026.02.011.
Treatment of insomnia with Shuangxia Decoction: YANG Weibin's clinical experience based on taking images for analogy
Professor YANG Weibin, based on the classical theory of "correspondence between nature and humans" in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), holds that the root cause of insomnia lies in the failure of
yin
and
yang
to interact. The key to treatment is to follow the natural waxing and waning of
yin
and
yang
and to restore the normal ascending and descending order of
qi
movement within the body. Professor YANG applies the method of "taking images for analogy" and uses
Shuangxia Decoction
(composed of
Pinelliae Rhizoma
and
Prunellae Spica
as the core medicinal pair) for treating insomnia.
Pinelliae Rhizoma
is endowed with pure
yang
in nature and emerges when
yin
begins to arise at the
Summer Solstice
, whereas
Prunellae Spica
is endowed with pure
yin
and withers at the same time. The gro
wth and harvesting rhythms of these two herbal drugs correspond precisely to the transformation of
yin
and
yang
in nature. When used in combination, they exert pungent-opening and bitter-descending actions, with both warm and cold properties applied together. Through their natural attributes, they emulate the physiological rhythm of wakefulness during the day and sleep at night, in which
yang
enters
yin
. This herb pair can regulate the pivot of
Shaoyang
and guide
yang
into
yin
, thereby exerting a significant therapeutic effect on insomnia.
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