Prolonged liver-qi stagnation (poor transportation of liver qi and blood, emotional depression) can lead to dysfunction of the body’s qi elevation (abnormal function of qi up and down), and the inability to transmit essence, blood and fluid throughout the body, ultimately leading to liver stagnation, which leads to fire (the inability of the liver’s qi to cause fire and heat to be generated), phlegm-qi stagnation, confusion of the heart and mind, heart-spleen deficiency (weakness of the heart and the spleen), and heart-kidney yin deficiency (deficiency of the heart and kidney yin and fluid), among other hazards. 1. Liver Depression and Fire: mainly manifested as dry mouth and bitter mouth, irritability, fullness in the chest and ribs, and irregular menstruation in women. 2. Phlegm-qi stagnation: mainly manifested as depression, chest and hypochondrium distension, pharyngeal obstruction, swallowing, coughing and so on. 3. Confusion of the heart and mind: mainly manifested as trance, restlessness, sadness, crying, moody and angry. 4. Deficiency of the heart and spleen: mainly manifested as palpitation (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), palpitation (rapid heartbeat, panic), insomnia and forgetfulness, poor diet and fatigue. 5. Yin deficiency of the heart and kidney: the main manifestations are palpitations and night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping sweating after waking up), tightness in the heart and chest, lumbar and knee soreness and weakness (a feeling of soreness and weakness in the lumbar and knee areas), dizziness and tinnitus, and so on. Therefore, it is recommended to consult a professional Chinese medicine practitioner for timely treatment and regulation when liver qi stagnation occurs, so as to avoid serious harm.