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Chinese Herbal Acupoint Patches Improved Sleep After Stroke in Small Trials

MHD card with a glowing outline of the sole of a foot wearing a square herbal patch, a dotted amber meridian line, a crescent moon, and scattered dried berries and cinnamon pieces on a warm dark background, illustrating herbal acupoint patches for sleep after stroke.

A 2026 meta-analysis of 7 small Chinese trials found that adding herbal patches on acupuncture points to usual stroke care improved self-rated sleep in 608 stroke survivors with sleep problems.1 The researchers rated that evidence as very low certainty, and safety was barely reported. Research Highlights Better sleep scores: across 6 trials (536 people), Pittsburgh …

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