Health-care medicated diet for improving sleep and preparation method of health-care medicated diet

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines, in particular to a health-care medicated diet for improving sleep and a preparation method thereof. The traditional Chinese medicine composition is composed of Chinese dates, spina date seeds, Chinese wolfberry fruits, black sesames, longan, poria with hostwood, cortex albiziae, licorice roots and the like which are sweet in taste and good in taste, is agreeable in sweetness and warm but not dry, and has the effects of nourishing the heart, tonifying the liver, tonifying middle-Jiao and Qi, soothing the nerves and helping sleep. The product contains a large amount of dietary fibers, and is beneficial to digestion, absorption and meal replacement; the raw materials mostly adopt medicinal and edible foods such as Chinese wolfberry, longan and red dates, and have very high nutritional, health-care and food-supplement medical values. Meanwhile, a unique cooking method and different collocation are adopted, and the pill has more unique flavor and mouth feel by taking the characteristics of medicines and the taste of food.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines, in particular to a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep and a preparation method thereof. Background Art

[0003] Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the root cause of insomnia is organ dysfunction, which is mainly related to emotional factors, organ dysfunction and other factors. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine mentions that "joy hurts the mind", "anger hurts the soul", "thinking hurts the mind" and "fear hurts the will". Long-term emotional disorders will damage the five internal organs and cause insomnia. For example, people in today's society are under great pressure in life and have greater emotional fluctuations. They are prone to liver qi stagnation due to poor emotions and excessive thinking, and have symptoms such as difficulty falling asleep and chest and flank pain. In addition, impatience and irritability at work lead to excessive heart and liver fire, resulting in symptoms such as difficulty sleeping all night, dry mouth and bitter mouth, and irritability.

[0004] In addition, insomnia is closely related to the imbalance of the five internal organs, especially the dysfunction of the heart, spleen, liver and kidney: (1) Deficiency of both heart and spleen: poor spleen and stomach function, insufficient qi and blood, leading to malnutrition of the mind, manifested as restless sleep, frequent dreams and easy awakening, loss of appetite, and loose stools; (2) Disharmony between the heart and kidney: insufficient kidney yin cannot nourish the heart, leading to hyperactivity of heart fire, manifested as difficulty falling asleep, restless sleep, sore waist and knees, etc.; (3) Disharmony between the spleen and stomach: Traditional Chinese medicine has the saying that "if the stomach is not harmonious, you will not be able to sleep well". Dysfunction of the spleen and stomach can cause abdominal distension and stomach pain, which in turn affects sleep.

[0005] Therefore, it is of great practical significance to develop a natural and healthy product that can improve sleep quality through dietary intervention. Summary of the invention

[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the existing problems and provide a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep and a preparation method thereof, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the patient's sleep quality by making a simple and easy-to-eat medicinal diet for long-term nutritional conditioning of the body.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solutions provided by the present invention are as follows:

[0008] A health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep, the raw materials comprising the following components by weight:

[0009] 20-40 parts of sour jujube seeds, 10-30 parts of wolfberries, 10-30 parts of black sesame seeds, 10-30 parts of longans, 10-30 parts of poria, 10-30 parts of julibrissin barks, 10-30 parts of liquorice, and 400-600 parts of red dates.

[0010] As an improvement, the raw materials include the following components in parts by weight:

[0011] 30 parts of wild jujube seeds, 20 parts of wolfberries, 10 - 30 parts of black sesame seeds, 10 - 30 parts of longans, 10 - 30 parts of poria, 10 - 30 parts of cortex albiziae, 10 - 30 parts of liquorice, 400 - 600 parts of red dates.

[0012] As an improvement, the wild jujube seeds, wolfberries, black sesame seeds, longans, poria, cortex albiziae, and liquorice are all dried products.

[0013] The present invention also discloses a method for making a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep, including the following steps

[0014] S1. Raw material pretreatment

[0015] Clean and remove impurities from the wild jujube seeds, wolfberries, black sesame seeds, longans, poria, cortex albiziae, and liquorice, and perform drying treatment;

[0016] S2. Crushing treatment

[0017] Use a powder mill to grind the raw materials obtained in S1 into fine powder, then mix them evenly according to the ratio, and put them into a clean container for standby;

[0018] S3. Preparation of jujube paste

[0019] After washing and removing the cores of the red dates, put them into a pot and add water to boil until the red dates become soft. After filtering out the excess water, use a blender to make them into red date paste;

[0020] S4. Medicine mixing and blending

[0021] Put the prepared jujube paste and the medicine powder obtained in S2 into a heating container, heat with medium fire, keep stirring and frying continuously to quickly evaporate the water. When the jujube paste and the medicine powder are fully fused and agglomerated, add sesame oil; adjust the fire to low, continue to stir and fry until the sesame oil and the medicine mass are integrated, take it out and let it cool naturally;

[0022] S5. Pill making and packaging

[0023] Make pills from the cooled medicine mass, and then vacuum package the pills.

[0024] As an improvement, the drying treatment adopts slow fire baking or sun drying.

[0025] As an improvement, the mixing ratio of the medicine powder in step S2 is calculated by weight as follows: 20 - 40 parts of wild jujube seeds, 10 - 30 parts of wolfberries, 10 - 30 parts of black sesame seeds, 10 - 30 parts of longans, 10 - 30 parts of poria, 10 - 30 parts of cortex albiziae, 10 - 30 parts of liquorice.

[0026] As an improvement, the dosage ratio of the jujube paste to the medicine powder in step S4 is 10:3.

[0027] As an improvement, the addition amount of sesame oil described in step S4 is 3-8% of the total weight of the medicinal mass.

[0028] As an improvement, the temperature of the medium fire described in step S4 is 60-80°C, and the temperature of the low fire is 40-50°C.

[0029] As an improvement, the diameter of the pill described in step S5 is 2-3.5 cm.

[0030] In the present invention, according to the provided prescription and relevant information, the following is the analysis of the relationship between the monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy drugs of the prescription:

[0031] Suanzaoren has the effects of nourishing the heart and liver, calming the mind and soothing the nerves, and is the first choice for treating insomnia, dreaminess, palpitations and other symptoms. In this prescription, Suanzaoren is used as the monarch drug, playing a leading role in calming the mind and promoting sleep.

[0032] Guiguang has the effects of tonifying the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, and is commonly used to treat symptoms such as palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness caused by deficiency of both the heart and spleen. Guiguang synergistically plays the role of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves with Suanzaoren in the prescription, enhancing the sleep-promoting effect of the monarch drug.

[0033] Gouqizi has the effects of tonifying the liver and kidney, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, and can nourish the deficiency of the liver and kidney yin, and assist in improving insomnia caused by deficiency of the liver and kidney.

[0034] Fushen has a neutral nature, sweet and light taste, and belongs to the heart meridian and spleen meridian. It has the effects of calming the mind and promoting diuresis, and is mainly used for symptoms such as palpitations and insomnia due to deficiency of the heart. Fushen assists the monarch drug in the prescription to enhance the calming effect.

[0035] Huanpi has the effects of calming the mind and relieving depression, promoting blood circulation and detumescence, and is suitable for symptoms such as restlessness of the mind and melancholy insomnia. It plays the role of relieving depression and calming the mind in the prescription, relieving insomnia caused by emotional discomfort.

[0036] Black sesame has the effects of tonifying the liver and kidney, nourishing blood and moistening dryness, and is suitable for symptoms such as insomnia and dizziness caused by deficiency of the liver and kidney. It plays the role of nourishing the liver and kidney and assisting in calming the mind in the prescription.

[0037] Licorice: Licorice has the effects of invigorating the spleen and replenishing qi, and harmonizing various drugs, and can harmonize the properties of various drugs in the prescription, reducing the interaction between drugs.

[0038] Red date: Red date plays the role of replenishing qi and nourishing the middle-jiao, nourishing blood and calming the nerves in the prescription. At the same time, the jujube paste made from red dates in this prescription is used as a drug carrier, which has the effects of regulating the spleen and stomach, harmonizing the properties of drugs, and making the whole prescription gentler.

[0039] The advantages of the present invention are:

[0040] 1. The present invention can improve sleep quality through dietary intervention, relieve insomnia, and achieve the purpose of health preservation. This product is composed of a formula with good taste and sweet flavor, such as Chinese dates, wild jujube seeds, wolfberries, black sesame seeds, longans, Poria cocos, Cortex Albiziae, and licorice. It is sweet but not greasy, warm but not dry, and has the effects of nourishing the heart and liver, replenishing middle qi, and calming the nerves to aid sleep. The product contains a large amount of dietary fiber, which helps with digestion and absorption and can be used as a meal replacement; many of the raw materials are foods that are both medicine and food, such as wolfberries, longans, and red dates, which have high nutritional, health care, and food supplement and medical value. At the same time, the present invention adopts a unique cooking method and different combinations, taking the properties of the medicine and using the flavor of the food to make the pills have a unique flavor and taste.

[0041] 2. In the present invention, wild jujube seeds are used as the monarch drug, leading to calming the nerves and aiding sleep; longans, wolfberries, and Poria cocos are used as ministerial drugs to enhance the calming effect; Cortex Albiziae and black sesame seeds are used as adjuvant drugs to relieve emotional discomfort and nourish the liver and kidneys; licorice and Chinese dates are used as envoy drugs to harmonize the properties of the medicine. The entire formula follows the compatibility principle of "monarch, minister, adjuvant, and envoy" in traditional Chinese medicine, with a mild medicinal property, suitable for improving sleep quality and relieving insomnia symptoms.

[0042] 3. The present invention follows the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment, and has a good improvement effect on sleep quality reduction caused by various factors. Wild jujube seeds soothe the heart and calm the nerves, Cortex Albiziae soothes the nerves and relieves depression, and black sesame seeds nourish the liver and kidneys, which can effectively solve the problem of liver qi stagnation. Wolfberries nourish the liver and kidneys, Poria cocos soothes the heart and calms the nerves, combined with wild jujube seeds and licorice, can improve the problem of excessive heart and liver fire. Longans tonify the heart and benefit the spleen, Chinese dates replenish middle qi and regulate the spleen and stomach, combined with licorice, can effectively solve the problem of poor sleep caused by deficiency of both heart and spleen and disharmony of the spleen and stomach. Wild jujube seeds combined with wolfberries and black sesame seeds can soothe the nerves and aid sleep, nourish the liver and kidneys, solve the problem of disharmony between the heart and the kidney, improve sleep quality, and enhance the overall health level.

[0043] 4. In the present invention, red date paste is used as the main drug carrier, which has the characteristics of moderate sweetness, rich nutrition, and soft texture. At the same time, it can harmonize the properties of the medicine, replenish middle qi, and invigorate the spleen and stomach. It can effectively improve problems such as restless sleep and easy waking from dreams caused by disharmony of the spleen and stomach and deficiency of both heart and spleen. Detailed implementation mode

[0044] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. Embodiment 1

[0045] This embodiment discloses a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep. The raw materials, in parts by weight, include the following components:

[0046] 30 g of wild jujube seeds, 20 g of wolfberries, 20 g of black sesame seeds, 20 g of longans, 20 g of Poria, 20 g of Albizia bark, 20 g of liquorice, 500 g of red dates.

[0047] The present invention also discloses a method for making a health-care medicated diet for improving sleep, comprising the following steps

[0048] S1. Pretreatment of raw materials

[0049] Clean and remove impurities from wild jujube seeds, wolfberries, black sesame seeds, longans, Poria, Albizia bark, and liquorice, and perform drying treatment by baking with a gentle fire.

[0050] S2. Crushing treatment

[0051] Use a powder mill to grind the raw materials obtained in S1 into fine powder, then mix them evenly according to the above ratio, and put them into a clean container for standby.

[0052] S3. Preparation of jujube paste

[0053] Select red dates with thick flesh, wash them clean, cut them open with a knife at the waist of the red dates, then break open the bottom to remove the cores. Put the pitted red dates into a pot and add water to boil until the red dates become soft, with a small amount of water remaining at the bottom. Put these water and red dates into a blender to make red date paste.

[0054] S4. Mixing and blending the medicine

[0055] Put the prepared jujube paste and the medicine powder obtained in S2 into a non-stick pan in a ratio of 10:3, heat it with a medium fire at 60 - 80 °C, continuously stir-fry, so that the water evaporates quickly. When the jujube paste and the medicine powder are fully fused and agglomerated, add 3 - 8% of sesame oil; adjust the fire to a low fire (40 - 50 °C), continue to stir-fry, stir-fry until the sesame oil and the medicine mass are integrated, take it out and let it cool naturally.

[0056] S5. Making pills and packaging

[0057] The cooled medicine mass is rolled into strips and made into pills with a diameter of 2 - 3.5 cm, and then the pills are vacuum-packed.

[0058] Example 2

[0059] This example discloses a health-care medicated diet for improving sleep, and the raw materials include the following components by weight:

[0060] 20 g of wild jujube seeds, 10 g of wolfberries, 10 g of black sesame seeds, 10 g of longans, 10 g of Poria, 10 g of Albizia bark, 10 g of liquorice, 400 g of red dates.

[0061] The present invention also discloses a method for making a health-care medicated diet for improving sleep, comprising the following steps

[0062] S1. Pretreatment of raw materials

[0063] Clean and remove impurities from wild jujube seeds, wolfberries, black sesame seeds, longans, Poria cocos, cortex albiziae, and liquorice, and perform drying treatment by baking over a gentle fire;

[0064] S2. Crushing treatment

[0065] Use a powder mill to grind each raw material obtained in S1 into fine powder, then mix them evenly according to the above ratio, and place them in a clean container for standby;

[0066] S3. Preparation of jujube paste

[0067] Select red dates with thick flesh, wash them clean, make a cut with a knife at the waist of the red dates, then break open the bottom to remove the pits. Put the pitted red dates into a pot and add water to boil until the red dates become soft, with a small amount of water remaining at the bottom. Put this water and the red dates together into a blender to make red date paste;

[0068] S4. Medicine adjustment and mixing

[0069] Put the prepared jujube paste and the medicine powder obtained in S2 into a non-stick pan in a ratio of 10:3, heat it over medium heat at 60 - 80°C, continuously stir-fry, so that the water evaporates quickly. When the jujube paste and the medicine powder are fully fused and agglomerated, add 3 - 8% sesame oil; adjust the heat to low (40 - 50°C), continue to stir-fry, stir-fry until the sesame oil and the medicine mass are integrated, and take it out to cool naturally.

[0070] S5. Pill making and packaging

[0071] Roll the cooled medicine mass into a strip and make pills with a diameter of 2 - 3.5 cm, and then vacuum package the pills.

[0072] Example 3

[0073] This example discloses a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep. The raw materials include the following components by weight:

[0074] 40 g of wild jujube seeds, 30 g of wolfberries, 30 g of black sesame seeds, 30 g of longans, 30 g of Poria cocos, 30 g of cortex albiziae, 30 g of liquorice, and 600 g of red dates.

[0075] The present invention also discloses a method for making a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep, including the following steps

[0076] S1. Pretreatment of raw materials

[0077] Clean and remove impurities from wild jujube seeds, wolfberries, black sesame seeds, longans, Poria cocos, cortex albiziae, and liquorice, and perform drying treatment by baking over a gentle fire;

[0078] S2. Crushing treatment

[0079] Use a powder grinder to grind the raw materials obtained in S1 into fine powder, then mix them evenly according to the above ratio, and put them into a clean container for later use;

[0080] S3. Preparation of jujube paste

[0081] Choose thick-fleshed red dates, clean them, cut them open from the waist with a knife, break the bottom and remove the core, put the cored red dates into a pot, add water and boil until the red dates become soft. A small amount of water will remain at the bottom. Put the water and the red dates into a food processor and beat them into red date paste.

[0082] S4. Adjusting and blending medicines

[0083] Put the prepared jujube paste and the medicinal powder obtained from S2 into a non-stick pan in a ratio of 10:3, heat over medium heat at 60-80°C, stir and fry continuously to evaporate the water quickly, heat until the jujube paste and the medicinal powder are fully integrated into a ball, then add 3-8% sesame oil; adjust the heat to low heat (40-50°C), continue to stir and fry until the sesame oil and the medicinal ball are integrated, take out and cool naturally.

[0084] S5. Pelletizing and packaging

[0085] The cooled medicine mass is rolled into strips and made into pills with a diameter of 2-3.5 cm, and then the pills are vacuum packed.

[0086] Clinical trial study of Example 2

[0087] 60 volunteers were recruited to participate in the trial, aged between 18 and 60 years old, regardless of gender. They had recent sleep problems, such as difficulty falling asleep, frequent dreams and waking up easily, waking up early, and poor sleep quality. They had no serious heart disease, liver and kidney dysfunction, mental illness, etc. They had no history of drug allergies and had not taken other drugs that affected sleep recently. They voluntarily participated in this trial and signed the informed consent form.

[0088] Volunteers were randomly divided into two groups: a test group (20 people), a control group 1 (20 people) and a control group 2 (20 people). The test group took the medicinal diet pills prepared in Example 1, 3 times a day, one pill each time; the control group 1 took the same size of jujube paste pills (without the powder component), 3 times a day, one pill each time; the control group 2 took the pills with the same powder component as in Example 1, and the carrier of the pills was corn starch. The test period was 4 weeks.

[0089] The evaluation index of the test adopts a scoring system with a scoring range of 1-5 points. The specific scoring criteria are as follows:

[0090] Taste acceptance (1-5 points)

[0091] 1 point: Totally unacceptable, extremely bad taste, difficult to swallow.

[0092] 2 points: The taste is poor, barely acceptable.

[0093] 3 points: The taste is average, without obvious discomfort.

[0094] 4 points: The taste is good and it is relatively easy to accept.

[0095] 5 points: The taste is very good and it is easy to take.

[0096] Sleep onset time (1 - 5 points)

[0097] 1 point: The sleep onset time exceeds 1 hour and it is very difficult to fall asleep.

[0098] 2 points: The sleep onset time is 30 - 60 minutes and it is relatively difficult to fall asleep.

[0099] 3 points: The sleep onset time is 15 - 30 minutes and the sleep is average.

[0100] 4 points: The sleep onset time is 5 - 15 minutes and it is relatively fast to fall asleep.

[0101] 5 points: The sleep onset time is less than 5 minutes and it is very fast to fall asleep.

[0102] Number of nocturia (1 - 5 points)

[0103] 1 point: Nocturia occurs 3 times or more per night, seriously affecting sleep.

[0104] 2 points: Nocturia occurs 2 times per night, and sleep is interrupted relatively frequently.

[0105] 3 points: Nocturia occurs 1 time per night, and sleep is interrupted less.

[0106] 4 points: Nocturia occurs 0 - 1 time per night, and sleep is interrupted less.

[0107] 5 points: No nocturia throughout the night, with good sleep continuity.

[0108] Degree of fatigue after waking up (1 - 5 points)

[0109] 1 point: Extremely fatigued after waking up, with extremely poor mental state.

[0110] 2 points: Relatively fatigued after waking up, with poor mental state.

[0111] 3 points: Average after waking up, slightly fatigued.

[0112] 4 points: Good mental state after waking up, without obvious fatigue.

[0113] 5 points: Energetic after waking up, with very good mental state.

[0114] The test results are as follows in the table:

[0115] Table 1 Results of the sleep control test

[0116]

[0117] Evaluated from the aspect of taste acceptability, since both the experimental group and control group 1 used jujube paste as the drug carrier, they had better taste and were easy to accept, while control group 2 used corn starch as the carrier and had a poor taste.

[0118] From the comparison of the sleep onset time, the number of nocturia, and the degree of fatigue after waking up, it can be seen that the experimental group was comprehensively superior to control group 1 and control group 2 in improving sleep quality. The improvement effect of control group 1 was only for the jujube paste pills and was relatively poor. Control group 2 had effective improvements in sleep onset time, the number of nocturia, and the degree of fatigue after waking up, indicating that the powder component of the present invention has the efficacy of improving sleep. By comparing the data between the experimental group and control group 2, it can be known that when using jujube paste as the carrier for the powder, it can increase the effect of the powder in improving sleep, produce a certain synergistic effect, and have a better efficacy.

[0119] As described above, it is only the preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, according to the technical solution and inventive concept of the present invention, makes equivalent substitutions or changes, and all should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep, characterized in that: The raw materials include the following components by weight: 20-40 parts of sour jujube seeds, 10-30 parts of wolfberries, 10-30 parts of black sesame seeds, 10-30 parts of longans, 10-30 parts of poria, 10-30 parts of julibrissin barks, 10-30 parts of liquorice, and 400-600 parts of red dates.

2. A health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep according to claim 1, characterized in that: The raw materials include the following components in parts by weight: 30 parts of sour jujube seeds, 20 parts of wolfberries, 10-30 parts of black sesame seeds, 10-30 parts of longans, 10-30 parts of poria, 10-30 parts of julibrissin barks, 10-30 parts of liquorice, and 400-600 parts of red dates.

3. The health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep according to claim 1, characterized in that: The Chinese date seeds, wolfberry, black sesame, longan, poria, jujube bark and liquorice are all dried products.

4. A method for preparing the health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The steps include: S1. Raw material pretreatment The Chinese date seeds, wolfberry, black sesame, longan, poria, jujube bark, and liquorice are cleaned and dried; S2. Crushing Use a powder grinder to grind the raw materials obtained in S1 into fine powder, then mix them evenly according to the proportions, and put them into a clean container for later use; S3. Preparation of jujube paste Wash the red dates, remove the core, put them into a pot, add water and boil until the red dates become soft. After filtering out excess water, use a food processor to make red date paste; S4. Adjusting and blending medicines Put the prepared jujube paste and the medicinal powder obtained in S2 into a heating container, heat over medium heat, stir and fry continuously to evaporate the water quickly, heat until the jujube paste and the medicinal powder are fully integrated into a ball, add sesame oil; adjust the heat to low heat, continue to stir and fry until the sesame oil and the medicinal ball are integrated, take out and cool naturally; S5. Pelletizing and packaging The cooled drug mass is pelletized and then vacuum packed.

5. The method for preparing a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep according to claim 4, characterized in that: The drying process adopts baking with a low fire or drying in the sun.

6. The method for preparing a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep according to claim 4, characterized in that: The mixing ratio of the medicinal powder in step S2 is calculated by weight as follows: 20-40 parts of spinach seeds, 10-30 parts of wolfberries, 10-30 parts of black sesame seeds, 10-30 parts of longans, 10-30 parts of poria, 10-30 parts of julibrissin bark, and 10-30 parts of liquorice.

7. The method for preparing a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep according to claim 4, characterized in that: The ratio of jujube paste to medicinal powder in step S4 is 10:

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8. The method for preparing a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep according to claim 4, characterized in that: The amount of sesame oil added in step S4 is 3-8% of the total weight of the drug mass.

9. The method for preparing a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep according to claim 4, characterized in that: The temperature of the medium fire in step S4 is 60-80°C, and the temperature of the low fire is 40-50°C.

10. The method for preparing a health-care medicinal diet for improving sleep according to claim 4, characterized in that: The diameter of the pills in step S5 is 2-3.5 cm.

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