Professor RUAN Shiyi’s experience in treating insomnia based on etiology was summarized combined with the characteristics of deficiency and excess of organs and viscera

and exuberance and debilitation of qi and blood. The insomnia is considered to be in the heart

and the pathology basis is the deficiency of liver and kidney.The disease should be regulated by qi and blood. At the same time

the role of phlegm-causing disease in intractable insomnia should not be neglected; Excess syndrome should regulate qi and harmonize blood

clear up phlegm and resolve stasis. Deficiency syndrome should replenish essence to fill the marrow

nourish the liver and kidney. Herbs of resting heart

consolidating the heart and nourishing the heart should be used according to the severity of the situation

and importance should be attached to emotional and daily life conditioning.