Insomnia is a complex disease.The cause and development of the insomnia is related to many factors such as the emotion,psychological and physiological state of the patients.At present,oral administration of sedative and hypnotic western medicine is commonly used in the clinical treatment of insomnia.It shows some advantages like quick effectiveness and apparent treatment effect in hypnosis.However,long-term use of western medicine may lead to cognitive impairment,potential addiction and other adverse reactions.In contrast,the superiority of traditional Chinese medicine treatments gradually appears.Among them,acupoints has been widely used in clinical treatment of insomnia.It can not only be used to stimulate the acupuncture points and meridian Qi,but also benefit the drug delivery from the skin to the body,through the meridians to the organs,through the dual role of drugs and acupuncture points to achieve the regulation of organs Qi,blood,Yin and Yang,to treat insomnia,has been widely used in clinic.This article aims to review the treatments of insomnia by acupoint application of Chinese medicine.%失眠症是一种复杂性疾病,其发生发展与患者的情绪、心理、生理等多种因素相关.目前临床针对失眠症的常用治疗方法中,口服镇静催眠西药具有见效快、催眠效果明显等优势,但经常服用会有认知功能损害及潜在成瘾性等诸多不良反应.中医药治疗失眠症的优势逐渐显现,并取得良好疗效.其中中药穴位贴敷疗法既可刺激穴位、激发经络之气,又可使药物经皮肤由表入里、循经络传至脏腑,通过药物和穴位的双重作用,达到调节脏腑气血阴阳从而治疗失眠,现已被广泛应用于临床.本文旨在对中药穴位贴敷疗法治疗失眠进行述评.
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