论曰胆虚不得眠者，胆为中正之官，足少阳其经也，若其经不足，复受风邪则胆寒，故
虚烦而寝卧不安也。
治肝虚胆寒，夜间少睡，睡即惊觉，心悸神思不安，目昏心躁，肢节痿弱，补肝，去胆
寒，和气。五补汤方
黄 （三分） 附子（炮裂去皮脐） 人参 槟榔 白术 百合 酸枣仁（微炒研） 白
茯苓（去粗皮）
上一十味。除酸枣仁外，细锉分为十帖，每帖水两盏，入生姜五片，同煎至一盏，去滓
空心温服、日二。
治胆寒虚烦不得眠。温胆汤方
半夏（汤洗七遍焙干） 竹茹 枳实（去瓤麸炒各二两） 陈橘皮（汤浸去白焙三两） 甘
草（炙一
上五味。粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，以水一盏半，入生姜半分切，煎取七分，去滓温服。
治胆寒虚烦不得眠。千里流水汤方
半夏（汤洗七遍焙干） 麦门冬（去心焙各三两） 白茯苓（去黑皮四两） 酸枣仁（炒）
甘草（炙锉）
上一十味。粗捣筛，每服五钱匕，先以千里流水五盏，入秫米半合，煮候沸，扬之千遍，
澄清取一盏半，入药并生姜半分切，再煎取一盏，去滓温服。
治胆虚睡卧不安，精神恐怯。酸枣仁丸方
酸枣仁（二两微炒捣研） 人参 白术 白茯苓（去粗皮） 半夏（汤洗七遍去滑切焙）
干姜（炮各一两半） 陈橘皮（去白焙） 榆白皮（锉） 旋覆花 前胡（锉各一两） 槟
榔（五枚椎碎）
上一十一味。捣罗为末，炼蜜丸如梧桐子大。空心食前，煎枣汤下二十丸，日再服，加
至三十丸。
治胆虚冷，头痛心中惊悸，睡卧不安，常如人将捕之，精神不守。五味子汤方
五味子 白茯苓（去黑皮） 人参 芎 远志（去心） 酸枣仁（微炒） 熟干地黄
（焙） 麦门冬
上九味。粗捣筛，每服三钱匕，水一盏，枣二枚，同煎至七分，去滓温服，空心食前。
治胆气虚热不睡。酸枣仁丸方
酸枣仁（炒） 地榆（各一两和苗用） 丹砂（研） 茯神（去木） 人参 菖蒲（锉
各半两）
上六味。除丹砂外，捣罗为细末，入丹砂令匀，蜜和丸如梧桐子大。每服米饮下二十丸，
不拘时候。
治胆虚冷，精神不守，寝卧不宁，头目昏眩，恐畏不能独处。山芋丸方
山芋 酸枣仁（微炒各一两） 柏子仁（研） 茯神（去木） 山茱萸（各三分）
上五味，捣罗为末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大，每服三十丸，温酒下，米饮亦得，不拘时
候。
治胆虚睡卧不安，多惊悸。人参散方
人参 白茯苓（去黑皮各一两） 丹砂（别研） 茯神（去木各半两）
上四味。捣研为细散，每服一钱匕，粥饮调下，不拘时候。
治胆虚不得眠睡。酸枣仁丸方
酸枣仁（微炒） 地榆（并苗用） 茯神（去木各一两）
上三味。捣罗为末，炼蜜和丸，如梧桐子大。每服二十丸，米饮下，不拘时候。
治胆风不得眠睡。精神恍惚。乳香散方
乳香（研） 马头脑骨灰（研各一两） 酸枣仁（二两微炒研）
上三味。研令细和匀，每服二钱匕，温酒调下，不拘时候。
It is stated that the inability to sleep due to Gallbladder deficiency stems from the fact that the Gallbladder is regarded as the "Official of Justice and Impartiality," and its meridian is the Foot-Shaoyang (Gallbladder) Meridian. If this meridian is deficient and simultaneously affected by Wind pathogenic factors, it leads to Cold in the Gallbladder, resulting in deficiency-related irritability and restless sleep.
For the treatment of Liver deficiency with Gallbladder Cold, characterized by reduced sleep at night, awakening easily upon falling asleep, palpitations with mental unrest, blurred vision, inner restlessness, and flaccidity and weakness of the limbs and joints, this formula aims to tonify the Liver, dispel Gallbladder Cold, and harmonize Qi. Formula for Five Tonifications (Wubu Tang):
Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (3 fen) Fuzi (Prepared, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Binglang (Arecae Semen) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Baihe (Lilii Bulbus) Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (lightly stir-fried and ground) Baifuling (Poria) (coarse skin removed)
The above ten medicinal materials. Excluding Suanzaoren, finely cut and divided into ten doses. For each dose, add two cups of water and five slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct together until one cup remains, remove the dregs, and take warm on an empty stomach, twice daily.
For the treatment of deficiency irritability and insomnia caused by Gallbladder Cold. Formula for Warming the Gallbladder (Wendan Tang):
Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (washed seven times with hot water and dried) Zhuru (Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam) Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (pulp removed, bran-stir-fried, each 2 liang) Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried, 3 liang) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (honey-fried, 1 liang)
The above five medicinal materials. Coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 5 qianbi per dose, add 1.5 cups of water and half a qianbi of chopped Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct to obtain 0.7 cups, remove the dregs, and take warm.
For the treatment of deficiency irritability and insomnia caused by Gallbladder Cold. Formula for Thousand-Mile Flowing Water (Qianli Liushui Tang):
Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (washed seven times with hot water and dried) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (core removed, dried, each 3 liang) Baifuling (Poria) (black skin removed, 4 liang) Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (stir-fried) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (honey-fried and cut)
The above ten medicinal materials. Coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 5 qianbi per dose. First, take five cups of Qianli Liushui (Thousand-Mile Flowing Water), add half he of Shumi (Sorghum Vulgare Concretio), boil, stir vigorously one thousand times, clarify, and take 1.5 cups. Add the medicinal materials and half a qianbi of chopped Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct again to obtain one cup, remove the dregs, and take warm.
For the treatment of restless sleep and mental fearfulness due to Gallbladder deficiency. Pill of Sour Jujube Seed (Suanzaoren Wan):
Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (2 liang, lightly stir-fried, pounded and ground) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Baifuling (Poria) (coarse skin removed) Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (washed seven times with hot water, slime removed, sliced and dried) Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (prepared, each 1.5 liang) Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (white pith removed, dried) Yubaipi (Ulmus Cornea Cortex) (cut) Xuanfuhua (Inulae Flos) Qianhu (Peucedani Radix) (cut, each 1 liang) Binglang (Arecae Semen) (5 pieces, smashed)
The above eleven medicinal materials. Pounded, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills before meals on an empty stomach with Decoction of Zao (Jujubae Fructus), twice daily; dosage may be increased to 30 pills.
For the treatment of Gallbladder deficiency-cold, headache, inner palpitations, restless sleep, feeling as if being pursued, and loss of mental hold. Decoction of Schisandra Berry (Wuweizi Tang):
Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) Baifuling (Poria) (black skin removed) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Xiongqiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix) (core removed) Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (lightly stir-fried) Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) (dried) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix)
The above nine medicinal materials. Coarsely crushed and sieved. Take 3 qianbi per dose, add one cup of water and two Zao (Jujubae Fructus), decoct together to obtain 0.7 cups, remove the dregs, and take warm on an empty stomach before meals.
For the treatment of insomnia due to Gallbladder Qi deficiency-heat. Pill of Sour Jujube Seed (Suanzaoren Wan):
Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (stir-fried) Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix) (each 1 liang, used with herb) Dansha (Cinnabaris) (ground) Fushen (Poria cum Radice Pinus) (wood core removed) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) (cut, each 0.5 liang)
The above six medicinal materials. Except for Dansha (Cinnabaris), pound and sift into fine powder, mix evenly with Dansha (Cinnabaris), and blend with honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with Mi Yin (Rice Drink), at any time.
For the treatment of Gallbladder deficiency-cold, loss of mental hold, restless sleep, dizziness of head and eyes, and fear preventing solitude. Pill of Yam (Shanyu Wan):
Shanyu (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (lightly stir-fried, each 1 liang) Baiziren (Platycladi Semen) (ground) Fushen (Poria cum Radice Pinus) (wood core removed) Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus) (each 3 fen)
The above five medicinal materials. Pound and sift into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills per dose with warm Jiǔ (Alcohol); Mi Yin (Rice Drink) is also acceptable, at any time.
For the treatment of restless sleep and frequent palpitations due to Gallbladder deficiency. Powder of Ginseng (Renshen San):
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Baifuling (Poria) (black skin removed, each 1 liang) Dansha (Cinnabaris) (separately ground) Fushen (Poria cum Radice Pinus) (wood core removed, each 0.5 liang)
The above four medicinal materials. Pound and grind into fine powder. Take 1 qianbi per dose, mixed with Zhou Yin (Porridge Drink), at any time.
For the treatment of insomnia due to Gallbladder deficiency. Pill of Sour Jujube Seed (Suanzaoren Wan):
Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (lightly stir-fried) Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix) (used with herb) Fushen (Poria cum Radice Pinus) (wood core removed, each 1 liang)
The above three medicinal materials. Pound and sift into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with Mi Yin (Rice Drink), at any time.
For the treatment of insomnia and mental trance due to Wind affecting the Gallbladder. Powder of Frankincense (Ruxiang San):
Ruxiang (Olibanum) (ground) Ma Toutao Guhui (Ash of Horse Brain Bone) (ground, each 1 liang) Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (2 liang, lightly stir-fried and ground)
The above three medicinal materials. Grind finely and mix evenly. Take 2 qianbi per dose, mixed with warm Jiǔ (Alcohol), at any time.