Objective To explore the clinical application of Shenque acupoint salt moxibustion combined with Sanyinjiao acu -puncture and moxibustion in the treatment of phlegm-dampness type insomnia .Methods Ninety-five patients with phlegm-dampness type insomnia who sought medical care in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2001 to February 2017 were chosen as study subjects .The patients were divided into the control group ( n=45 ) and the treatment group ( n=50 ) in accordance with different treatment methods .The control group received Shenque acupoint salt moxibustion therapy , once a day, 30 minutes a ses-sion, while the treatment group was treated with Sanyinjiao acupuncture in addition to the same treatment as received by the control group, also once a day, 50 minutes a session.The 2 groups were treated 5 times a week, 1 week of treatment as a treatment course , for a total of 5 courses.After treatment, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) was used to evaluate treatment efficacy .Results Fol-lowing treatment, significant differences in sleep quality , sleep time, sleep disorder, daytime function and total PSQI scores could be seen, as compared with those before treatment for the same treatment group (P<0.05).After therapy, significant differences in sleep quality, sleep time, sleep disorder, daytime function and total PSQI scores in the PSQI evaluation scores could also be note in the con-trol group, as compared with those before treatment (P<0.05).Statistical significance in sleep quality , sleep time, daytime function and total PSQI scores in the PSQI evaluation scores could be noticed , when comparisons were made between the treatment group and the control group following treatment (P<0.05).Conclusion Shenque acupoint salt moxibustion combined with Sanyinjiao acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of phlegm-dampness type insomnia could effectively improve sleep quality of the patients , which was worth further clinical extension .