Abstract：The authors introduced the thoughts and methods of Chinese herbal medicine diagnosing and treating insomnia mainly from five aspects， namely harmonizing yin and yang as well as tranquilizing the mind and spirit throughout the disease；regulating the liver and spleen as well as harmonizing the stomach to tranquilize；treating difficult and complicated miscellaneous diseases from phlegm treatment； harmonizing qi and blood for prolonged disease； paying attention to psychological guidance and life conditioning. In addition， external treatments were applied， which include auricular point sticking with beans， tuina， point application and foot bath with Chinese herbal medicine. The combination of internal and external treatment can complement each other to tranquilize the mind and spirit.