The Effects of the Hominis Placenta Herbal acupuncture on Sleep pattern disturbance

Lee, Chae-Wooi; Kim, Hong-K; Youn, Hyoun-Min

Keywords: Hominis Placenta; Sleep pattern disturbances; Herbal acupuncture

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2005.8.1.005

Objectives : This study has been designed and performed to identify the effect of Hominis Placenta herbal acupuncture which is usually used in reducing sleep pattern disturbances. Methods : The study subjects studied included 48 patients who were admitted in hospital located in Pusan, and they were classified into 2 groups : 25 patients in the experimental group who injected Hominis Placenta herbal acupuncture and 23 patients in the control group who were treated by acupuncture. The both group injected on , and for 5 days without medicine. The sleep pattern disturbance score was measured by using 15 questions according to Korean Sleep Scale A(Oh, Jin Joo. Song, Mi. Soon. Kim, Shin Mi. 1998). Results & conclusions : The sleep pattern disturbance score of the experimental group who injected Hominis Placenta herbal acupuncture was significantly lower than that of the control group(t=7.00 p=.00). These results provided that Hominis Placenta herbal acupuncture of , and HT, was effective for relieving sleep pattern disturbances, it is need mere sample's number and more treatment's duration.