Study on the Effects of Umbilical Acupuncture’s “Wind-Thunder Interaction Method” on Neuro-Vascular Regulatory Peptide Groups in SCH Patients with Liver Stagnation and Spleen Deficiency

Yongfeng Li, Jialin Cheng, Hairong Wang, Bihai Zhou, Jianguo Mao

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¹ Shiyan Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Shiyan 442000, Hubei, China,

JCNR 2025 , 9(11), 249–255; https://doi.org/10.26689/jcnr.v9i11.12976

© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of the umbilical acupuncture’s “Wind-Thunder Interaction Method” in treating schizophrenia (SCH) patients with liver stagnation and spleen deficiency. Methods: A total of 120 SCH patients with liver stagnation and spleen deficiency were selected and evenly divided by ball drawing. The umbilical acupuncture group received the “Wind-Thunder Interaction Method”, while the Western medicine group received pure Western medicine treatment. The outcomes were compared in terms of efficacy and other indicators. Results: The umbilical acupuncture group showed a higher total effective rate, a decrease in disease symptom scores, lower scores on the side effect rating scale, improved cognitive function scores, and excellent laboratory indicators, with p < 0.05 between the groups. Conclusion: The “Wind-Thunder Interaction Method” of umbilical acupuncture demonstrated a relatively high effectiveness in treating SCH patients with liver stagnation and spleen deficiency, alleviating symptoms, reducing side effects, improving cognitive function, and facilitating the recovery of neuro-vascular regulatory peptide groups.

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