Insomnia is a common and multi-infarct disease, and it is necessary to find the cause of the disease in the clinical treatment, and then choose the appropriate herbal medicine for treatment. For insomnia caused by blood deficiency, herbs such as Angelica sinensis, Agaricus blazei, Radix rehmanniae, Ziziphi jujubae, Yuanzhi, Ziziphus sour, and Yuan meat can be taken orally. For phlegm fire disturbing the heart, oral medications such as Huang Lian, Zhu Ru, Citrus aurantium, Chen Pi and Fu Ling can be taken. For liver fire disturbing the heart, drugs such as gentian herb, gardenia, bupleurum, psyllium, and raw earth can be taken orally. For heart-kidney disconnection, herbs such as Huang Lian, Cinnamon and Danshen can be taken orally. In short, taking herbs needs to be selected according to the evidence, otherwise it is not effective.