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Research progress on insomnia treated by traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture based on microbial-gut-brain
Li-Min Pan1, Zhi-Bo Hong2, Rui-Qian Guan3
1Department of Outpatient Deputy Chief Physician, The First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Haerbin 150010, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Abstract:
Insomnia, as one of the emotional diseases, has been increasing in recent years, which has a great impact on people's life and work. Therefore, researchers are eager to find a more perfect treatment. The microbiome-gut-brain axis is a new theory that has gradually become popular abroad in recent years and has a profound impact in the field of insomnia. In recent years, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played an increasingly important role in the treatment of insomnia, especially acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. It is the main method of TCM in the treatment of insomnia. This paper mainly reviews the combination degree of "microorganism-gut-brain axis" theory with TCM and acupuncture under the system of TCM. To explore the mechanism of TCM and acupuncture in the treatment of insomnia under the guidance of "microorganism-gut-brain axis" theory, in order to provide a new idea for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia.

