Insomnia is also known as sleeplessness in Chinese medicine. Patients with yin deficiency and fire type of insomnia can use Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan for addition and reduction. When insomnia occurs, patients should take oral medication as prescribed by the doctor, whether it is Chinese herbal medicine or proprietary Chinese medicine preparations, etc., and should be treated under the guidance of the doctor with evidence-based formulas. There are many TCM types of insomnia, such as liver fire disturbing the heart, phlegm-heat disturbing the heart, heart and spleen deficiency, and heart and kidney disconnection, etc. Different types of Chinese medicine are used. The heart and spleen deficiency type can be reduced by adding or subtracting Guei Spleen Tang, and the phlegm-heat disturbing the heart type can be reduced by adding or subtracting Huang Lian Wen Biao Tang. In addition to taking oral medication as prescribed by the doctor, patients should also strengthen their exercise, eliminate mental worries, eat a light diet, and quit smoking, alcohol and tea.