Clinical Observation of Baihe Dihuang Decoction Combined with Acupuncture in the Treatment of Insomnia due to Yin Deficiency
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of Baihe Dihuang decoction combined with acupuncture in the treatment of insom-nia due to Yin deficiency.Methods:From December 2021 to June 2023,80 insomnia patients who were diagnosed as Yin deficiency physique were selected from the Department of traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous region and the De-partment of Acupuncture and moxibustion.According to the method of random contrast,they were randomly divided into prescription medicine combined acupuncture group(n=40)and western medicine group(n=40).The prescription combined with acupuncture group was treated with Baihe Dihuang decoction combined with general acupuncture,and the western medicine group was treated with estazolam be-fore going to bed every night.The two groups were treated continuously for 4 weeks,and the clinical indexes and Pittsburgh sleep index score(PSQI)of the two groups before and after treatment were compared.Results:The total effective rate of Yin deficiency constitution in-somnia in the traditional Chinese medicine combined with general acupuncture group was significantly higher than that in the western medicine group(P<0.05),and the PQSI score in the acupuncture group(8.0042±1.946)was significantly lower than that in the western medicine group(8.654±1.432).The score of mental state in the acupuncture group was significantly higher than that in the western medicine group(P<0.05),but there was no significant difference in sleep quality,eating state and physiological function between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion:Baihe Dihuang decoction combined with acupuncture is effective in the treatment of insomnia due to Yin deficiency,which is worth popularizing.