Observation on the curative effect of acupuncture for dredging governor meridian and regulating the mind combined with Jianpi Ziyin Anshen Decoction on 30 cases of sleep disorders due to insufficiency of the spleen with overabundance of dampness
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture for dredging governor meridian and regulating the mind combined with Jianpi Ziyin Anshen Decoction on sleep disorders due to insufficiency of the spleen with overabun-dance of dampness.Methods:60 patients with sleep disorders due to insufficiency of the spleen with overabundance of dampness treated in the outpatient Acupuncture and Rehabilitation Department I of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine from October 2022 to December 2023 were selected and randomly divided into control group and observation group,with 30 patients in each group.Patients in the control group were treated with acupuncture for dredg-ing governor meridian and regulating the mind at Baihui,Yintang,Sishencong,Taiyang(bilateral),Neiguan(bilateral),Shenmen(bilateral),Sanyinjiao(bilateral),Taichong(bilateral)acupoints,etc.by using mild reinforcing-reducing method,once a day and 5 times a week for 4 weeks.The patients in the observation group were treated with Jianpi Ziyin An-shen Decoction on the basis of the treatment of the control group.The formula composition was 15 g each of Suanzaoren,He-huanpi,Yiyiren,and Huangqi,10 g each of Chaihu,Chenpi,Shudi,Shanyu meat,Fuling,Mudanpi,Muxiang,and Gui-zhi,and 6 g each of Zhigancao,which were 1 dose/d,and decocted in water twice for 200 ml of decoction.The decoction was taken 100 ml/time in the morning and evening for 4 weeks.After 4 weeks,the sleep quality was evaluated by TCM syn-drome score and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)score.Results:There were no statistically significant differences in TCM syndrome scores and PSQI scale scores between the two groups before treatment(P>0.05).After treatment,the scores of difficulty in falling asleep,easy to wake up,dreaminess and fatigue,the scores of PSQI scale sleep quality,the time to fall asleep,sleep time,sleep efficiency,sleep disorders,daytime function scores and PSQI total scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05,P<0.01).Con-clusion:Acupuncture for dredging governor meridian and regulating the mind combined with Jianpi Ziyin Anshen Decoc-tion has a good clinical efficacy on improving sleep quality and sleep efficiency of patients with sleep disorders due to insuf-ficiency of the spleen with overabundance of dampness.
sleep disordersacupuncture for dredging governor meridian and regulating the mindJianpi Ziyin An-shen Decoctioncombination of acupuncture and medicine