Melasma is a common destructive skin disease, and insomnia is the main cause of its induction and aggravation. Melasma accompanied by insomnia causes obvious troubles to patients' lives, and there is not any well therapeutic regimenat present. Xiao's school of Dermatology of traditional Chinese medicine in Fujian Medical School argues that the main pathogenesis of melasma accompanied by insomnia is the loss of spirit mechanism and the weakness of Qi activity. Its prescription to regulate the spirit of strengthening Qi, promoting blood and removing melasma as the theme, has accumulated certain experience in clinical. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to elucidate Xiao's method of regulating the spirit and removing melasma, explore its legislative ideas, and study its essence of composition, in order to provide new ideas for the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

"Spirit Mechanism and Qi Activity" Theory  /  Fujian physician Xiao's school of dermatology of traditional Chinese medicine  /  Tiaoshen Quban Decoction  /  Melasma  /  Insomnia