蟾酥약침이 수면장애 환자의 불면 및 우울 증상에 미치는 영향에 대한 임상적 고찰

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Sumsu(Bufonis venenum) pharmacopuncture on insomnia and depression. Methods : We investigated 32 patients with a sleep disorder who had been recruited at a Korean medical hospital from March 1st, 2014 to April 16th, 2015. We divided subjects into two groups : The control group(N=15) was treated with Normal Saline and the experimental group(N=17) was treated with Sumsu(Bufonis venenum) pharmacopuncture. The subjects were injected with 0.05 ml∼0.1 ml, for a total of 0.6 ml on each acupuncture point. These were Pungbu(GV16), Pungi(GB20), Gyeonjeong(GB21), and Anmyun(EX-HN20). Both groups were evaluated with the beck depression inventory(BDI) and given an insomnia score before treatment, after one week, two weeks and four weeks from the initial visit. Results : The Insomnia score and BDI decreased significantly in the experimental group. In comparing the control group with the experimental group, there was a more significant improvement of the insomnia score in the experimental group during all periods of this study. However, the difference of change in BDI between the control group and experimental group was only significant in the first week. Conclusions : Sumsu(Bufonis venenum) pharmacopuncture can be used as an effective treatment for patients with insomnia and depression. KCI Citation Count: 10