Insomnia is a subjective experience of decreased sleep quality and duration due to difficulty falling asleep or sleeping continuously, which cannot meet the needs of normal physiological and physical recovery and affects normal social function. Chinese medicine treatment is also commonly used, but there is no absolutely effective remedy, but requires strict dialectic, commonly used Chinese medicine medicine pairs are as follows: 1, keel and oyster: keel and oyster shall be used for each other, keel for the bones of the stone, good at pacifying the liver and submerging Yang, and astringent solid astringent; oyster is good at pacifying liver Yang and replenish Yin, a total restraint does not follow the meridian of Yang, to achieve a balanced state of Yin and Yang, for the core of heavy sedation. 2, stone cassia and magnet: stone cassia specializes in pacifying liver yang and benefiting liver yin; magnet is cold in nature, mainly effective in clearing the fire and heat of the heart and liver, and can also pacify the liver and submerge yang, the combination can improve irritability and insomnia. 3, sour date kernel and cypress kernel: sour date kernel enters the heart and liver meridian and nourishes heart yin, nourishes liver blood and astringent qi, is the key medicine to nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind, cypress kernel can nourish heart qi, nourish kidney dryness, tranquilize the mind, the two together are very good to nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind for those with heart and gall bladder qi deficiency. 4, amethyst and purple shellfish teeth: amethyst is heavy sedative to calm the mind, also can nourish the liver and benefit yin, purple shellfish teeth can calm the liver and submerge the yang, to collect the fright and remove the timidity. In summary, there are many herbal medicines for treating insomnia, but “the evidence is like a battlefield, the medicine is like a soldier”, in the actual application must be carefully dialectic, the right medicine. At the same time to develop good sleep habits, strengthen exercise, and strive to improve insomnia as soon as possible.