Research Overview of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnia in Traditional Chinese Medicine
In recent years,with the development of society and the acceleration of the pace of life,people's life,study,work and mental pressure continue to increase,and the number of patients with insomnia shows a significant upward trend.Chronic sleeplessness not only causes somatic symptoms such as dizziness,fatigue,dry mouth,sweating,and mental and emotional dis-orders such as upset,irritability,and restlessness,but also increases the risk of heart disease,stroke,dementia and other disea-ses.At present,the modern medical treatment of insomnia is still mainly sedative hypnotic drugs,although it has a certain effect in a short time,but the long-term use of side effects are larger,easy to produce dependence and addiction,and traditional Chi-nese medicine has an earlier understanding of insomnia,through the long-term clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine observation,formed a wealth of diagnosis and treatment of insomnia theory and practical experience,because of its safe treatment,accurate efficacy,and fewer side effects,is still widely used in the clinical treatment of insomnia.Therefore,this article summarizes the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia in Traditional Chinese Medicine from three aspects:aetiology pathogenesis,syndrome dif-ferentiation and treatment variation,in order to provide reference for future research and clinical practice of insomnia.
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