Insomnia treated with abdominal acupuncture combined three-route relaxation therapy

作     者：范春兰 FAN Chun-lan

作者机构：上海浦东新区南码头社区卫生服务中心 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion》 (世界针灸杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2010年第20卷第4期

页      面：19-22,28页

学科分类：1005[医学-中医学] 100512[医学-针灸推拿学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by Training Project of Young Backbone in Chinese Medi-cine  Pudong New District  Shanghai: PWZ 2008-20-q 11 

主　　题：Abdominal Acupuncture Therapy Three-Route Relaxation Insomnia 

摘      要：Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy on insomnia treated with abdominal acupuncture and three-route relaxation therapy. Methods Seventy-six cases were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 38 cases in each one. In observation group, abdominal acupuncture was applied to Yinqi Guiyuan Xue [引气归元穴： conduct qi back to the origin, Zhōngwǎn （中 脘 CV 12）, Xiàwǎn （下脘 CV 10）, Qìhǎi （气海 CV 6）, Guānyuán （关元 CV 4）], combined with three-route relaxation therapy. In control group, according to syndrome differentiation, modified Guipi Decoction （归脾汤）, Anshen Dingzhi Pill （安神定智丸） plus Suanzaoren Decoction （酸枣仁汤）, Huanglian Ejiao Decoction （黄连阿胶汤）, Longdan Xiegan Decoction （龙胆泻肝汤）, Huanglian Wendan Decoction （黄 连温胆汤） were administered. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI） score was compared between two groups. Results After treatment, PSQI total score and the scores of 7 factors all decreased in two groups as compared with those before treatment （all P0.05）, but the improvements in PSQI total score and the scores of 7 factors in observation group were remarkable compared with those in control group （all P0.05）. Conclusion Abdominal acupuncture plus three-route relaxation therapy has good clinical efficacy on insomnia, which is superior to Chinese herbal medicine.