The paper summarizes professor ZHANG Wei-hua's clinical experience in treatment of insomnia with Zhenjing Anshen (calming-down the spirit) method. It is believed that insomnia results from the unstable spirit in pathogenesis of TCM. The basic therapeutic principle is regulating the spirit, in which, stabilizing the primary spirit and tranquilizing the heart spirit are emphasized. Main acupoints are Baihui (GV 20), Sishencong (EX-HN 1) and Yintang (GV 24+) to stabilize the primary spirit, located on the head; and Shenmen (HT 7) located on the wrist to calm-down the heart spirit, as well as Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and Yongquan (KI 1) in the lower extremities to benefit yin and balance yang, and then to house the spirit eventually. The needles are inserted in different depths and to various directions. The external application of herbal plaster is combined at Yongquan (KI 1) and the supplementary acupoints are selected in terms of syndrome differentiation. This therapy is simple in acupoint selection and very effective in treatment of insomnia.
总结张卫华教授应用镇静安神法治疗失眠的临床经验，认为失眠的病机为魂神不安，以调神为基本治疗法则，定元神和安心神为重点；主穴取头部百会、四神聪、印堂3穴以定元神，手腕部神门1穴以安心神，下肢部三阴交、涌泉2穴以益阴平阳，使神守室；施以“分层多向刺”，配合涌泉穴位贴敷，辨证配穴，治疗失眠穴简效宏。.
Keywords: ZHANG Wei-hua; Zhenjing Anshen method; acupuncture-moxibustion therapy; famous doctor's experience; insomnia.