The acupoint prescriptions chosen for acupuncture treatment of insomnia are mainly based on Baihui, Shenmen, and Sanyinjiao, and acupoint additions and subtractions should be made according to the different etiologic factors in the treatment. The main causes of insomnia are phlegm and fire disturbing the heart, disharmony between the spleen and stomach, deficiency of the heart and spleen (weakness of the heart and spleen), failure of the heart and kidneys (heart fire and kidney yin deficiency, dysfunction of the heart and kidneys), and deficiency of the heart and gallbladder qi. 1. Patients with phlegm-fire disturbing the heart mainly use acupoints such as Baihui, Shenmen, Sanyinjiao, Xingma, and Manxi, etc., in order to clear and benefit the head and eyes, purify and diarrhea the liver fire, and calm the mind and spirit. 2. For spleen-stomach disharmony, acupoints such as Baihui, Shenmen, Sanyinjiao, Zhongkou, Fenglong, and Shusanli are mainly used to tranquilize the heart, calm the mind, and harmonize the spleen and stomach. 3. For patients with deficiency of the heart and spleen, acupoints such as Baihui, Shenmen, Sanyinjiao, Xinyu, Spleen Yu, and Shusanli are mainly used to nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind (to stabilize the mind by nourishing the heart). 4. Patients with heart-kidney disharmony mainly use acupoints such as Baihui, Shenmen, Sanyinjiao, Xinyu, Kidney Yu, Taixi, etc., in order to communicate with the heart and kidneys (the fire of the heart descends and the water of the kidneys ascends, which is in mutual control), and to tranquilize the heart and tranquilize the mind. 5. Patients with heart and gallbladder qi deficiency mainly use acupoints such as Baihui, Shenmen, Sanyinjiao, Xinyu, Gallbladder Yu, Quxu, etc., to calm the mind (using drugs of heavy sedative nature to stabilize the mind) and fix the will. For insomnia patients, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital, under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the treatment.