The invention discloses a hypnotic comprising, by mass, 1-5 parts of clove, 1-4 parts of papaya, 4-8 parts of dragon teeth, 3-9 parts of greenish lily bulb, 2-5 parts of creeping liriope, 1-3 parts of villous amonmum fruit, 1-2 parts of east Asian tree fern, 1-3 parts of tsao-ko amomum fruit, 2-4 parts of medicinal fatheadtree stem and bark, 1-5 parts of giant gecko, 1-2 parts of sandalwood, 2-3 parts of Chinese knotweed herb, 2-5 parts of cluster mallow fruit, 2-4 parts of buerger pipewort head, 1-6 parts of dried bitter gourd, and 3-8 parts of dogbane leaf. The hypnotic provided by the invention has the functions of convulsion relieving, tranquilizing, heat clearing, restlessness relieving, yin nourishing, body fluid generating, lung moistening, heat-fever clearing, dampness eliminating, coldness relieving, phlegm expelling, malaria stopping, and digestion promoting.