title: [Effect on tranquilizing and allaying excitement needling method on brain blood flow in the patients of insomnia of heart and spleen deficiency].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of tranquilizing and allaying excitement needling method on insomnia of heart and spleen deficiency and the effect of brain blood flow.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases were randomly divided into a tranquilizing and allaying excitement needling method group (observation group) and an eight confluence points selected group (control group), 30 cases in each group. The observation group was treated by acupuncture at Sishencong (EX-HN 1), Shenmen (HT 7), and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) with tranquilizing and allaying excitement needling method. The control group was treated by acupuncture at Shenmai (BL 62) and Zhaohai (KI 6). Their therapeutic effects and changes of brain blood flow were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 93.3% (28/30) in the observation group which was better than 83.3% (25/30) in the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the peak velocity of systolic (Vp) and diastolic blood flow velocity (Vd) of middle cerebral artery, basilar artery and vertebral artery were increased in the both groups (P < 0.01, P < 0.05), with more obvious increase in the observation group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05), except the Vd of left vertebral artery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both the tranquilizing and allaying excitement needling method and the eight confluence points selected needling method can improve the clinical signs and symptoms. Meanwhile, the therapeutic effect of acupuncture is related with improvement of brain blood flow. However, the tranquilizing and allaying excitement needling method has better therapeutic effect on insomnia of heart and spleen deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Massage College, Changchun University of TCM, Changchun 130117, China.
authors.forename: Xing-ke
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Gong-lei
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Tie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hai-fu
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Fu-chun
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013154:Spleen / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult