王平运用缬草治疗失眠经验采撷

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AbstractValerian（Valeriana oficinalis），an herb with calming properties，hasbeenused forcenturies inboth Easterand Western traditional medicine.It was documented as early as in the Compendium of Materia Medica（Ben Cao Gang Mu）during the Ming Dynasty.Howeverwiththpaageoftime，modernpractitionershavegainedlitleunderstandingofvalerian'sffects， leading toitsobscurityandfrequentneglectinclinicalpractice.ProfesorWANGPinganeminentQihuangScholarandMasterof Traditional ChineseMedicineinHubei，isdedicated toexploringthepotentialadvantagesofvalerianindepth.Hebelievesvalerian excels particularlyin“regulatingqiandcalmingthe spirit”anddemonstratesunique medicinal value intreating psychiatricdisorders.Valeriancanesdtoalleviatesomssuchsesss，insomiauffcetsleeppresionietyilepsy， andspasmscausedbyinteralinjuryfromthesevenemotionsandstagnationofqiandblood.Throughlong-termclinicalpractice， Profesor WANGhasfoundthatvalerianisnotonlyinexpensiveandfast-actingbutalsohighlysafewithminimaladverseeffects orsideeffects，making itsuitableforboth interalandexteraluse.Heexcelsincombining valerianwithclasicalformulas，such as the ThreeHerbs for Calmingthe Spirit Decoction（San Cao An ShenFang），Sour Jujube Decoction（Suan Zao Ren Tang），and theFrigidExtremities Powder（SiNiSan）.Healsorecommendstheuseofvalerian essentialoilbeforebedtime，providing inovativeand efectivediagnosticandtherapeuticapproachesforinsomnia.ThisarticlewillsummarizeProfesorWANGPing'sclinical medicationexperiencebasedonthepropertiesandcharacteristicsofvaleraniming toofernewinsightsfortheflexiblepplication of valerian in treating insomnia.

KeywordsValerian（Valerianaoffcinalis）；Valerianesentialoil；;Valeriana jatamansi（Spiderwort）；Three HerbsforCalming theSpiritDecoction（SanCaoAnShenFang）；Insomnia；Regulatingqiandcalming thespirit；WANGPing；clinical experience

中图分类号：R249.2/.7;R338.63 文献标识码：B doi：10.3969/j. issn.2095 -7130.2025.05.063

缬草作为一种药用植物，在中医、欧洲传统医学以及其他民间医学体系中均有其应用记录。（剩余7679字）