ZHANG Haomin, WU Jiuru, WANG Zhongnan. Clinical Observation on Guipi Shumian Decoction for 32 Insomnia Patients with Heart-Spleen Deficiency Syndrome[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2014, 55(16): 1390-1392.
ZHANG Haomin, WU Jiuru, WANG Zhongnan. Clinical Observation on Guipi Shumian Decoction for 32 Insomnia Patients with Heart-Spleen Deficiency Syndrome[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2014, 55(16): 1390-1392.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2014.16.011.
Objective To observe the efficacy of Guipi Shumian Decoction( decoction for deep sleeping) for insomnia with heart-spleen deficiency syndrome. Methods Totally 62 insomnia patients with heart-spleen deficiency syndrome were randomized into the treatment group of 32 patients and control group of 30 patients. The treatment group was given Guipi Shumian Decoction one dose daily. The control group was given Renshen Guipi Pills twice daily. The treatment lasted for 4 courses( 28 days). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index( PSQI)
polysomnography( PSG) sleep latency( SL)
sleep efficiency( SE) and TCM syndrome scores were observed after treatment.Results The total effective rate of the treatment group and control group was 71. 88% and 56. 67% respectively
with a significant difference between groups( P < 0. 05). The SL
PSQI and TCM syndrome scores were significantly decreased but the SE was significantly increased in both groups after treatment
especially in the treatment group.Conclusion Guipi Shumian Decoction is effective for insomnia with heart-spleen deficiency syndrome. It can obviously improve the sleep quality.