Chinese medicine for insomnia is usually effective in about seven days. There are many causes of insomnia, such as anxiety and fatigue, internal injuries to the heart and spleen, yang does not intermingle with yin, heart and kidney do not intermingle (heart fire, kidney yin deficiency, heart and kidney physiological dysfunction), yin deficiency and fire (deficiency of yin and essence in the body, the emergence of deficiency and fire), liver and yang disturbances, heart and gallbladder qi, stomach qi and so on, which can affect the mind and heart, resulting in insomnia. For patients with medication to treat insomnia, the specific effective time also needs to be based on the cause of the disease, as long as the diagnosis is clear, with the appropriate medication, generally seven days can have some effect. The treatment of insomnia should be under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, for example, insomnia caused by deficiency of qi and blood due to anxiety and fatigue, internal injuries to the heart and spleen, you can choose the spleen pills. For insomnia caused by yin deficiency and fire, especially yin deficiency of the heart and kidney (deficiency of yin and fluid in the heart and kidney), which is mostly accompanied by lumbar soreness and weakness of the legs, hot flashes (bursts of fever) and night sweating (abnormal sweating after falling asleep, which stops after waking up), Tian Wang Xin Xin Pills can be chosen. During the medication period, patients must create a comfortable sleeping environment, usually also avoid excessive stress, and develop a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early. Drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly take on their own.