Clinical Efficacy of Modified Guizhi Gancao Longgu Muli Tang in Treating Menopausal Insomnia and Its Effect on Sleep Quality and Neurotransmitter / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the clinical efficiency of modified Guizhi Gancao Longgu Muli Tang in treating menopausal insomnia.Method: A total of 134 female cases with menopausal insomnia in our hospital from January 2016 to June 2018 were selected as research objectives and randomly divided into observation group (67 cases) and control group (67 cases).Oral zopiclone was provided to control group,and modified Guizhi Gancao Longgu Muli Tang combined with oral zopiclone was provided to observation group.All cases were treated for 4 weeks.The two groups'clinical effects,sleep quality[pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) score],neurotransmitter[glutamate (Glu),γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA),5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT),dopamine (DA)]levels before and after treatment,as well as adverse reactions were compared.Result: Observation group's overall effective rate was 92.5%(62/67),which was significantly higher than 80.6%(54/67) of control group (PPPPPPConclusion: Modified Guizhi Gancao Longgu Muli Tang can improve sleep quality,alleviate symptoms of insomnia,and correct neurotransmitter metabolic disorder for patients with menopausal insomnia,with an exact curative effect and a higher tolerance of patients.