Depression, also known as depressive disorder, is characterized by significant and persistent depressed mood as the main clinical feature and is the main type of mood disorder. Chinese medicine has certain efficacy in treating depression, related as follows: 1, pathogenesis: liver depression and qi stagnation, yin deficiency and fire, liver yang hyperactivity, qi stagnation and blood stasis, etc.; 2, treatment: Ganmai Da Zao Tang for dirty agitation, Yue Ju Wan for liver depression and qi stagnation, as well as Chai Hu Dao Hep Tang, Dan Gardenia Yi Yao San, Tian Wang Tonic Heart Dan, Zhu Sha An Shen Wan, etc. to regulate qi and dredge the liver and relieve depression and tranquilize the mind to alleviate the patient’s depressed mood, insomnia and irritability, pessimism and negativity, etc.