Insomnia has a better prognosis, but clinically how long it takes for patients to be effective after taking Chinese medicine cannot be generalized. It needs to be based on the condition, in the case of the right medicine, different age, physical condition of the patient’s effect time is not the same. Insomnia belongs to the category of “insomnia” in traditional Chinese medicine, and patients often show that it is not easy to fall asleep when they wake up and wake up easily after sleeping. It may be caused by emotional, dietary, physical weakness and other factors. Clinically, according to the specific type of evidence, choose the appropriate drugs for treatment. Liver-heat disturbing the heart can be treated with drugs that clear the liver and diarrhea the fire, such as Longdian Diarrhea Liver Tang; phlegm-heat disturbing the heart can be treated with drugs that clear phlegm-heat, such as Huanglian Warm Gallbladder Tang. The prognosis of this disease is good, most patients can be cured after symptomatic treatment with medication. However, there is no accurate answer as to how long it will take for the medication to be effective. It is recommended to go to the hospital in time when you have the above symptoms, and use the correct medication under the identification of traditional Chinese medicine. If the symptoms are not relieved after two weeks of using the medication, you should find a doctor to adjust the prescription in time, and do not use the medication privately, so as not to cause damage to the organism by using the wrong medication.