CASE STUDY 2: IMPROVING INSOMNIA AND MENTAL DEPRESSION IN CHINESE STUDENTS
• Patient’s Condition: Luo Mei, a 25-year-old Chinese student, suffered from severe insomnia in the past three months due to academic pressure. She had difficulty falling asleep, was easily awakened, and had many dreams. She was listless during the day, had difficulty concentrating, had no interest in learning and social activities, and had mild headaches.
• Doctor’s Diagnosis: Chinese medicine diagnosed her as “insomnia”, which was caused by liver depression and fire transformation and mental malnutrition. Western medicine believes that it was a sleep disorder caused by mental stress.
• Formula Treatment:
◦ Essential Oil Formula: Choose Roman Chamomile Essential Oil, Bergamot Essential Oil, and Ylang Ylang Essential Oil. Roman Chamomile Essential Oil has excellent nerve soothing and sleep-inducing effects; Bergamot Essential Oil can fight anxiety, improve mood, and relieve mental stress; Ylang Ylang Essential Oil can regulate the nervous system, balance hormones, and help relax the body and mind. Using jojoba oil as the base oil, add 4 drops of Roman chamomile essential oil, 2 drops of bergamot essential oil, and 2 drops of ylang ylang essential oil to 10 ml of jojoba oil and mix.
◦ Fire Dragon Cup Treatment: It mainly circulates through the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. The Gallbladder Meridian is responsible for decision-making and is closely related to sleep. Stimulating the Gallbladder Meridian can regulate the body's biological clock and sleep rhythm; the Liver Meridian is responsible for dredging and can regulate emotions and qi. Liver depression and qi stagnation can easily affect sleep. Stimulating the Liver Meridian through Fire Dragon Cup can dredge the liver and regulate qi, relieve depression and calm the mind. After applying essential oils to the liver and gallbladder points of the bladder meridian on the back and the gallbladder and liver meridians of the lower limbs, use the Fire Dragon Cup to operate, with the techniques mainly kneading and fixing the cup, twice a week.
After one and a half months of treatment, Luo Mei's sleep quality has improved significantly, the time to fall asleep has shortened, the number of awakenings at night has decreased, and her mental state has improved during the day, so she can normally devote herself to learning and socializing.