빈각을 호소하는 만성 불면 환자에 대한 황련해독탕 약침을 중심으로 한 한방 복합치료 1례 증례보고

A Case Report on a Patient with Chronic Insomnia Treated with Hwangryunhaedok-tang Pharmacopuncture

Objective : The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Hwangryunhaedok-tang pharmacopuncutre on frequent awakening in a 46-year-old female patient who has insomnia. Methods : Patient was treated with Hwangryunhaedok-tang pharmacopuncture on eleven acupoints including GV_{20}, right BL_{66}, ST_{44}, SI_{5}, ST_{41} and both GB_{20}, GB_{21} BL_{15}. Patient s quality of sleep was assessed by Korean version of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI-K), Korean Sleep Scale(KSS), and Sleep Diary. The treatment was executed once per day between July 6-10, 2017. Results : After five treatment sessions, PSQI-K score changed from 12 to 17, mean value of KSS changed from 20 to 29 and mean value of sleep efficiency changed from 28 to 40. Conclusions : The result suggest that Hwangryunhaedok-tang pharmacopuncture can be a valuable option to relieve insomnia.