Clinical Observation on Treatment of 124 Cases of Insomnia with Moxibustion Therapy
- VernacularTitle:艾灸治疗失眠124例临床观察
- Author:
Pulin ZHANG
;
Shan PEN
;
Qiaolin MA
;
Junfu WANG
;
Dianwen LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Moxibustion;
Insomnia;
PSQI
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2008;30(3):216-217
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe clinical therapeutic effect of treating insomnia by moxibustioning Balhui (DU20)and Sisbencong(EX-HN 1) . Methods 276 cases of insomnia were divided into treatment group and control group. The treatment group was treated by moxibustioning on Baihui (DU 20) and Sishencong(EX-HN 1); while the control group was treated by moxibutioning on Zusanli (ST 36). Evaluate the therapeutic effects and PSQI index of the two groups. Results Clinical symptoms got improvement in the both groups. The treatment group was better than the control group in terms of therapeutic effect of the (P＜0.05) and the improvement of PSQI (P＜0.01). Conclusion Moxibustioning on Baihui(DU 20)and Sishencong (EX-HN 1) has a good therapeutic effect for insomnia.
