Observation To The Clinical Efficacy Of The Insomnia Treated By The Huanglian Wendan Decoction

Insomnia, or sleeplessness, failing to sleep, incapability of supination, refers to syndrome in which no normal or deficiency sleep reducing from disorder of visceral qi and blood. Insomnia indicates difficulty to fall into sleep or sleepless overnight. Recently, with the increasing of tempo and pressure from the social life, more and more youngsters suffer from insomnia. A latest investigation showed that three tens of 20 to 30 age people suffered from insomnia. This ratio is the same as that of the ages, which revealed that the incidence of insomnia has the tendency to bother more and more youngsters. The youngster is young and needs treatment with higher level of life quality, day function and long-term efficacy. The complex decoction of TCM has its feature and more fit for the youngsters, while it is characteristic of multi-target, multi-way and no or less side effect.Objective: To observe and pathogenesis and therapeutic mechanism through the clinical efficacy of "Huanglian Wendan Decoction" in the treatment of the youngsters' insomnia.Method: From March of 2007 to February of 2008, 62 out-patients were devided into TCM group and WM group, examine and compare the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index before treatment to those after treatment. The efficacies of two groups were compared, too.Result: There was no distinct difference between two groups in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index before treatment. Both ameliorated insomnia significantly. Conclusion: The youngsters always indicate excess syndrome, that is incoordination between gallbladder and stomach and disturbance of the heart by phlegmatic fires they are strong. Huanglian Wendan Decoction is quite effective for the insomnia of the youngsters. This observation concluded that insomnia must be treated according with three factors, including age, diet, life style and so on.