1. Background and purpose

the current clinical practice guidelines(CPGs) from a traditional medicinal view point were established to help clinicians make more objective choices in a real clinical setting based on all the evidence available at the time of writing. these guidelines aim to provide recommendations for the diagnosis and management of insomnia disorder in traditional medicine supported by evidence and data related to the disease.

2. Overview of disease

Primary Insomnia is a situation in which the state of sleep is unsatisfactory even in appropriate sleep environments, which not only causes distress during the night, but also affects social life during the day.
In the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder the 5th Edition(DSM-5), the above symptoms are diagnosed as Insomnia Disorder when it lasts more than three days a week and more than three months, and the coexistent mental illness is not able to explain the signicant insomnia.
About 40 percent of adults experience temporary or chronic insomnia, and their quality of life is severely reduced due to symptoms such as tiredness, tension, helplessness, poor concentration, headaches, and poor attention.
the prevalence of insomnia is increasing year by year, and the resulting economic costs are also reported to be rising together.