He Furong, Zhao Baixiao, Zheng Meifeng
College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Fujian University of CM, Fuzhou 350122, China.
School of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of CM, Beijing 100029.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2018 May 12;38(5):5413-4. doi: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.05.024.
To summarize and analyze the clinical literature regarding moxibustion at Yongquan (KI 1) for insomnia, and to provide clinical evidence of moxibustion at Yongquan (KI 1) for insomnia.
With "moxibustion" "acupuncture-moxibustion" "Yongquan (KI 1)" "insomnia" and "sleep disorder", etc. as key terms, the clinical literature regarding moxibustion at Yongquan (KI 1) for insomnia was retrieved in CNKI, and VIP databases, and reviewed, summarized and analyzed.
A total of 27 clinical papers were retrieved, including 14 randomized controlled trials. In recent years, the number of clinical papers had increased. Few papers selected moxibustion at Yongquan (KI 1) as independent treatment for insomnia; most papers combined moxibustion with acupuncture, massage, etc. Moxibustion was commonly manipulated by patients or family members, and few papers applied moxibustion instruments to make the manipulation easier and safer.
Moxibustion at Yongquan (KI 1) for insomnia has attracted more and more attention. It is suggested to apply convenient and safe moxibustion instruments in clinical treatment, which is benefit to clinical generalization, but also provides convenient manipulation for further study regarding its clinical effect and mechanism.
总结分析关于涌泉穴（KI 1）艾灸治疗失眠的临床文献，为涌泉穴（KI 1）艾灸治疗失眠提供临床依据。
以“艾灸”“针灸”“涌泉穴（KI 1）”“失眠”“睡眠障碍”等为关键词，在CNKI、维普数据库中检索关于涌泉穴（KI 1）艾灸治疗失眠的临床文献，并进行回顾、总结和分析。
共检索到27篇临床文献，其中随机对照试验14篇。近年来临床文献数量有所增加。较少有文献将涌泉穴（KI 1）艾灸作为失眠的独立治疗方法；多数文献将艾灸与针刺、推拿等方法联合应用。艾灸多由患者或家属自行操作，很少有文献应用艾灸器具以使操作更简便、安全。
涌泉穴（KI 1）艾灸治疗失眠已越来越受到关注。建议临床治疗中应用方便、安全的艾灸器具，这有利于临床推广，也为进一步研究其临床疗效及作用机制提供了简便的操作方法。
