Abstract： Senile insomnia is closely related to dysfunction of viscera and bowels. The mechanism of the disease is deficiency- excess complex as well as deficiency in origin and excess in superficiality. In the treatment of the disease，the source should be regulated and treated， the spleen and the kidney should be taken seriously， qi movement should be regulated，and phlegm and stasis should be treated in the same treatment. Through these treatment methods，deficiency in origin is supplemented，excess in superficiality is eliminated，and sleeping and awaking is under the tranquilization state.