Objective

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To evaluate the efficacy of modified Baihe Dihuang Decoction and Ganmai Dazao Decoction in the treatment of insomnia in patients with atrial fibrillation of yin deficiency and fire flourishing type.

Methods

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The patients with atrial fibrillation of yin deficiency and fire flourishing type， who visited the Outpatient Department，South Campus of Guang 'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science from January 2019 to December 2020， were selected. According to the simple random method， the patients were devided into observation group and control group.Each group was treated with regular western medicine to control atrial fibrillation.The treatment group was treated with modified Baihe Dihuang Decoction and Ganmai Dazao Decoction in plus.The control group was treated with Oryzanol with 20 mg/time，3 times/d.The treatment courses of the two groups were four weeks. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI） score， Sleep Status Self-Rating Scale （SRSS） score and curative effect were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.

Results

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After treatment， the PSQI scores of both groups decreased compared to before treatment （

P

<

0.05）

， and the observation group was lower than the control group （

P

<

0.05）； The SRSS scores of both groups decreased compared to before treatment （

P

<

0.05）， and the observation group was lower than the control group （

P

<

0.05）. There was a statistically significant difference in the efficacy of PSQI and SRSS between the two groups （

P

<

0.05）. The observation group showed better efficacy in treating multiple dreams， easy awakening compared to the control group （

P

<

0.05）.

Conclusion

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The combination of modified Baihedihuang Decoction and Ganmaidazao Decoction can significantly improve insomnia symptoms in patients with yin deficiency and fire hyperactivity type atrial fibrillation， and its therapeutic effect is superior to that of oryzanol.