Clinical Observation of Wushen Acupuncture Combined with Mian'an Decoction(眠安汤)in Treatment of Compound Types Insomnia
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of Wushen Acupuncture combined with Mian'an Decoction(眠安汤)in the treatment of compound types insomnia.Methods:A total of 90 patients with compound types insomnia(heart-spleen deficiency syndrome,phlegm-heat disturbance of the heart syndrome)were randomly divided into Wushen Acupuncture group(30 cases,completed by 27 researchers),Mian'an Decoction group(30 cases,completed by 28 researchers),and the acupuncture-medicine combination group(30 cases,completed by 27 researchers),and were treated with acupuncture,medicine,and acupuncture-medicine combination,respectively,and all the 3 groups were treated for 2 weeks.Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)and Athens Insomnia Scale(AIS)scores of the three groups before treatment,1 week after treatment and 2 weeks after treatment were compared to evaluate the efficacy.Results:After treatment,the total effective rate of the acupuncture-medicine combination group(96.30% )was higher than that of Wushen Acupuncture group(74.07% )and Mian'an Decoction group(75.00% )(P<0.05),and the PSQI and AIS scores of the acupuncture-medicine combination group were lower than those of the other two groups in the same period(P<0.05).Intra-group comparison showed that the PSQI and AIS scores of the three groups after treatment were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05).Conclusions:Wushen Acupuncture,Mian'an Decoction,and Wushen Acupuncture combined with Mian'an Decoction all have therapeutic effects on compound types insomnia,and Wushen Acupuncture combined with Mian'an Decoction has better therapeutic effect.
compound types insomniaWushen acupunctureMian'an Decoction(眠安汤)deficiency of both heart and spleencombination of acupuncture and medicine