Objective To observe the effect of manual acupuncture stimulation of paired "Baihui" (GV 20) + "Shenmen" (HT 7),GV 20 + "Sanyinjiao" (SP 6),and GV 20 + non-acupoint on expression of melatonine (MT) and suprachiasmatic melatonin receptor 1 (MT_1) and melatonin receptor 2 (MT2) mRNAs in insomnia rats, so as to explore their action difference and the underlying mechanism in improving insomnia. Methods Male SD rats were randomly divided into normal control (n = 12),model (n = 8), GV 20 + HT 7(n = 12),GV 20 +SP 6(n = 11), and GV 20 + non-acupoint (n...