Clinical Observation on Modified Radix Bupleuri Gentian Oyster Shell Decoction Plus Acupuncture for Insomnia of Liver Depression and Phlegm Disturbance Type
Objective To observe clinical effect of radix bupleuri gentian oyster shell decoction and acupuncture for insomnia of liver stagnation and phlegm disturbance type.Methods The paper chose 200 patients with liver depression and phlegm disturbance type insomnia admitted to Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Xuzhou Zhongyuan Rehabilitation Hospital from March 2020 to May 2022,and divided them into two groups randomly,with 100 cases in each group.Control group was treated with acupuncture,and experiment group with radix bupleuri gentian oyster shell decoction combined with acupuncture for 4 weeks.Total PSQI scores,individual PSQI scores,and total scores effect of traditional Chinese medicine symptom quantification table were compared between two groups.Results After 4 weeks of treatment,total effective rate of experimental group was 84%,that of control group was 62%.Curative effect of experimental group was significantly higher than control group(P<0.01).Single item scores of PSQI in experimental group were significantly lower than control group(P<0.05).Total scores effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Symptom Quantification Scale of experimental group was 81%,while that of control group was 68%.Improvement of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes in experimental group was significantly better than control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Radix bupleuri gentian oyster shell decoction plus acupuncture can achieve better effect in improving clinical symptoms of Chinese medicine than acupuncture only.