The duration of herbal treatment for depression varies from person to person, depending on the length and degree of the condition, as well as the constitution of the individual. In the motherland medicine, in the treatment of depression, it usually takes 20-40 days, usually mild to moderate depression can be treated by Chinese medicine, if it is a severe depression, usually need to use western medicine, and later use Chinese medicine to assist in the treatment. Chinese medicine refers to depression as a depressive syndrome, the cause of which is liver dampness and drainage, spleen dampness and tiredness of transportation, and loss of nourishment of the heart, so the main treatment is to dredge the liver and regulate the qi, strengthen the spleen and tonify the stomach, as well as nourish the heart and tranquilize the spirit.