摘要
Abstract
With the development of society,the pace of life is accelerating,and the incidence rate of insomnia continues to rise,which seriously affects people's physical and mental health and quality of life.By searching the literature in the recent 10 years,the authors found that external therapy of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)has favorable clinical effects in intervening insomnia.It not only boasts a variety of methods but also possesses unique advantages such as minimal adverse effects,green safety and cost-effectiveness.This paper reviewed four commonly used external therapy of TCM in clinical practice,namely acupuncture,moxibustion,tuina and scraping therapy,in order to further summarize the effects of external therapy of TCM in intervening insomnia.It also identifies exist-ing problems in current relevant clinical studies,such as insufficient research on the mechanism of action,inconsistent clinical diag-nostic criteria,and limitation to short-term efficacy observation,which require in-depth exploration in the future.关键词
不寐/失眠症/中医外治法/针刺疗法/艾灸疗法/推拿疗法/刮痧疗法/综述Key words
sleeplessness/insomnia/external therapy of traditional Chinese medicine/acupuncture therapy/moxibustion therapy/tuina therapy/scraping therapy/review
