title: [Clinical observation of modified Suan Zao Ren decoction on insomnia of chronic hepatitis B patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the effect of modified Suan Zao Ren Decoction (mediation decoction) on insomnia of chronic hepatitis B patients with stagnation of the Liver-Qi and deficiency of blood syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-five patients of chronic hepatitis B with stagnation of the Liver-Qi, deficiency of the spleen and damp-heat syndrome were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-three patients in the treatment group were treated by modified Suan Zao Ren Decoction, and thirty-two patients in the control group were treated by Surazepam and Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate. The clinical syndromes of insomnia and liver function were observed before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After one months of treatment, the main symptoms and signs of insomnia are improved in both groups, stage I and II sleep decreaed significantly while stage Il, IV and rapid eye movement increased in insomniacs after treatment of modified Suan Zao Ren Decoction (P < 0.05). The total effective rate was not significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05), while the markedly effective rate was significantly different (P < 0.05). In the same time, ALT, AST, TB levels of two groups were obviously decreased (P < 0.01, P < 0.05), AST levels of two groups after treatment were significant different (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Modified Suan Zao Ren Decoction is effective for improving sleep composition, and therefore improve the quality of sleep with few side effect. In the same time, it has the function in improving liver function, and can be used to treat chronic hepatitis B patients with insomnia.
authors.affiliation: First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Shi-jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ze-xiong
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: You-wu
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yong-hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Su-ling
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chan-jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D017286:Polysomnography; D011788:Quality of Life; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C530157:suanzaoren