Lily lotus seed porridge: take 30g of dried lily, lotus seeds (with seeds and soaked in water), 30g of crystal sugar, and rice 100g. Dry lily, japonica rice and lotus seeds are cooked together in a pot, and rock sugar is added when they are almost cooked. This porridge has the functions of clearing away heat, nourishing yin, moistening lung and calming nerves, and is suitable for people with insomnia, dreaminess, intense heart fire and anxiety.

Ziziphus jujuba seed porridge: Ziziphus jujuba seed powder 15g, japonica rice 100g. Cook the japonica rice first, and then crush the Ziziphus jujuba seeds and cook for 5 minutes. It has the effects of nourishing the heart, calming the nerves and stopping sweating, and is suitable for people suffering from insomnia, dreaminess, palpitation, physical weakness and sweating.

Ganmai jujube lotus root soup: lotus root 250g, wheat 75g, licorice 12g, red dates 5 pieces and salt 3g. Wash the wheat and soak it in clear water 1 hour; Soak the red dates until soft, and remove the core. Boil wheat, licorice and jujube with water, add lotus root and simmer until soft, and finally add salt to taste. This soup has the functions of benefiting qi and nourishing blood, calming the heart and calming the nerves, and is especially suitable for insomnia with bad complexion.

Mulberry water: 60 grams of fresh mulberry, decocted with water, and then decocted for 10 minute, taken every night before going to bed 1 hour. Mulberry is sweet in taste and cold in nature, and has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, calming the nerves and improving intelligence, nourishing blood and nourishing yin, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, clearing eyes and improving eyesight, and blackening hair, especially suitable for insomnia accompanied by constipation, anemia, alopecia, baldness and tinnitus.

Stewed black-bone chicken with chestnuts and red dates: 1 black-bone chicken, washed, cut into pieces, together with 20 shelled chestnuts and 20 red dates, put in a casserole and add water, and simmer over low heat until the chicken is cooked. This recipe has the effects of invigorating spleen, regulating stomach, tonifying kidney and replenishing essence, and is suitable for insomnia and dreaminess caused by weakness of spleen and stomach and deficiency of qi and blood, accompanied by loss of appetite, weakness of limbs, soreness of waist and knees, and irregular menstruation of women.

Millet and jujube porridge: 60 grams of millet, 6 jujubes and 30 grams of honey. Millet and jujube porridge, porridge into honey to eat before going to bed. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that poor spleen and stomach function leads to poor sleep quality. Millet and jujube can regulate the spleen and stomach and are suitable for insomnia with disharmony between the spleen and stomach.

References:

Zhuang Ganzhu, Associate Research Fellow of Chinese Medicine Association