后溪穴治疗失眠的理论浅析

Theoretical Analysis on Houxi Acupoint for Treating Insomnia

失眠古作“不寐”,因外邪、七情、饮食等致人体阴阳失合,导致阴不敛阳或阳不入阴,使夜卧不安,发为本病。后溪本属小肠经输穴,为火经上的木穴,通于心脉,别通于脾经,与督脉相交汇,故后溪可畅情志,调心肾,安脾胃,合阴阳。笔者查阅古籍文献,溯源后溪,探寻后溪治疗失眠的古今理论依据,试图从后溪穴穴位特性、所属经脉特性及掌部全息方面进行分析,为临床失眠的治疗厘清部分取穴思路。

Insomnia is called“Bumei”in ancient times.Exogenous evil,seven emotions,and improper diet cause the disharmony of Yin and Yang,that is,either Yin fails to keep Yang or Yang fails to enter Yin,thus leading to restlessness at night.The acupoint,Houxi originally belong to the small intestine,is the Mu point on the Huo meridian.Connecting the heart vessel as well as the spleen channel and intersecting the governor vessel,Houxi can smooth emotions,regulate the heart and kidney,tranquilize the spleen and stomach,and combine Yin and Yang.By consulting ancient literature to trace back to the originality of Houxi and explore the ancient and modern theoretical basis of Houxi on treating insomnia,the author is aimed to analyze the characteristics of Houxi acupoint,its meridians and palm holography,so as to clarify some ideas on acupoint selection for clinical insomnia treatment.