The main symptoms when a man has liver qi stagnation (poor qi and blood transportation of the liver, emotional depression) generally include mental instability, chest tightness, chest and ribs (the collective term for the chest and ribcage area) distension and pain, loss of appetite, and a feeling of a foreign body in the pharynx. Liver qi stagnation is mostly related to emotional disorders and external evils. Patients with liver qi stagnation may experience chest tightness and swelling and pain in the chest and hypochondrium caused by stagnation of qi, as well as emotional and mental abnormalities such as dysphoria and tachypnoea, and symptoms such as loss of appetite and a sensation of a foreign body in the pharynx. The main principle of treatment for patients with Liver-Qi Stagnation is to relieve the Liver and resolve depression (treating depression by unblocking the Liver’s Qi). It is recommended that patients with Liver-Qi Stagnation should seek medical advice from a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, who will guide them through the process of diagnosis and treatment, and should pay attention to regular work and rest and maintain a positive mindset while using medication.