Due to increasing stress levels and lack of time for self-care, insomnia has become more and more common. Do you know what kind of diet can help with insomnia? How can we treat insomnia? What foods are good for insomnia? Let's explore the following content.
Insomnia Diet
Lily and Lotus Seed Porridge
Take 30 grams of dried lily, lotus seeds (soaked in water), and rock sugar, and 100 grams of rice. Cook the dried lily, glutinous rice, and lotus seeds together in a pot. When it is almost cooked, add rock sugar. This porridge can clear heat, nourish yin, moisten the lungs, and calm the mind. It is suitable for those with insomnia, frequent dreams, and excessive heart fire, as well as anxiety and restlessness.
Sour Jujube Kernel Porridge
Take 15 grams of sour jujube kernel powder and 100 grams of glutinous rice. Cook the glutinous rice first, then add the sour jujube kernel powder and cook for 5 minutes. This porridge can nourish the heart, calm the mind, and stop sweating. It is suitable for those with insomnia, frequent dreams, palpitations, restlessness, and excessive sweating due to weakness.
Sweet Wheat, Jujube, and Lotus Soup
Take 250 grams of lotus root, 75 grams of wheat, 12 grams of licorice, 5 red dates, and 3 grams of salt. Wash the wheat and soak it in water for an hour. Soften the red dates and remove the pits. Boil the wheat, licorice, and red dates in water, then add the lotus root and simmer until soft. Add salt for seasoning. This soup can invigorate qi, nourish blood, calm the mind, and is especially suitable for those with poor complexion and insomnia.
Mulberry Juice
Take 60 grams of fresh mulberries, boil them in water, and simmer for 10 minutes. Drink it one hour before bedtime. Mulberries have a sweet taste and cold nature, and they can nourish the liver and kidneys, calm the mind, improve intelligence, nourish blood and yin, quench thirst, moisten the intestines, promote bowel movements, improve vision and hearing, and darken hair. They are especially suitable for those with insomnia accompanied by constipation, anemia, hair loss, premature graying, and tinnitus.
Chestnut, Red Date, and Black Chicken Stew
Take one black chicken, wash it and cut it into pieces, along with 20 shelled chestnuts and 20 red dates. Put them all in a clay pot with water and simmer over low heat until the chicken is tender. This recipe can invigorate the spleen and stomach, nourish the kidneys, and replenish essence. It is suitable for those with insomnia and frequent dreams caused by weak spleen and stomach, insufficient qi and blood, accompanied by poor appetite, weakness in limbs, soreness in the waist and knees, and irregular menstruation in women.
Millet and Red Date Porridge
Take 60 grams of millet, 6 pitted red dates, and 30 grams of honey. Cook the millet and red dates into porridge, then add honey before bedtime. According to Chinese medicine, poor spleen and stomach function leads to poor sleep quality. Millet and red dates can regulate the spleen and stomach, making it suitable for those with poor spleen and stomach function and insomnia.
Red Date, Wheat, and Silk Tree Flower Tea
Take 12 red dates, 30 grams of wheat, 6 grams of licorice, and 9 grams of silk tree flower. Boil them in water and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. After cooling, add honey. Drink one dose daily as a substitute for tea. This tea can invigorate qi, strengthen the spleen, calm the mind, and is particularly suitable for patients with menopausal syndrome.
